Unprecedented heat wave severely disrupts Belgium’s hospitals and daily public routines. Electronic patient system failed after server in Paris overheated, causing surgery delays.
Hospital staff worked urgently to restore affected systems and maintain emergency operations.
Authorities warned high temperatures threaten children, elderly, pregnant women, and chronically ill. Electricity demand soared, pushing wholesale power prices to six-year highs nationwide.
Heat broke records, forced schools and nurseries to close, outdoor activities canceled. Experts linked ongoing disruptions to human-caused climate change impacting all of Europe.