Europe, the world's fastest-warming continent, has been ravaged by ‌record-breaking heat and destructive wildfires this summer, with France and Spain particularly hard hit in recent weeks. In Albania, emergency services battled a wildfire in the southern region of ​Mallakaster. "I suppose it's better to hold it indoors because of the heat," said Diego Amaya, a tourist from Mexico. AUSTRIA HAS RECORD HIGH AGAINAdvertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementThe temperature hit a record 41.2 C (106.2 Fahrenheit) in the Austrian town of Bad Deutsch-Altenburg near the border with Slovakia, national weather service GeoSphere Austria said. The previous record of ‌41.0 C was set on Tuesday in nearby Vienna.