country
EN
Italy swelters, Hungary and Romania turn off the lights as Europe's heatwave rages on
['Crispian Balmer', 'Krisztina Than', 'Compare Storyparsed.Author_Details.Parsed_Byline', 'Or', 'Storyparsed.Storyobj.Brand.Brand_Name', 'If Storyparsed.Issaf', 'Storyparsed.Author_Details.Parsed_Byline', 'If Storyparsed.Author_Details.Author_Twitter', 'If', 'If Storyparsed.Author_Details.Author_Facebook']
GMA News Online / News
The cityscape of Budapest, as lights turned off at landmarks to reduce energy due to a power crisis in Budapest, Hungary, August 5, 2026.
The warning indicated a potential health emergency with prolonged high temperatures posing a serious health risk to the entire population.
Tourists walk past the Central University Library Carol I that has its architectural outdoor lighting turned off, in Bucharest, Romania, August 5, 2026.
Dodging the heat in a cool caveIn Bosnia, tourists have taken shelter in the constantly cool temperatures of the UNESCO-listed Vjetrenica cave to escape outside temperatures of 40°C.
Numbers allowed to visit the cave are limited because of the sensitivity of the environment.