Heatwave forces nuclear shutdown in Hungary

Hungary says a heatwave has forced the shutdown of its largest nuclear plant as low Danube levels disrupt cooling.

The nuclear power plant shutdown comes amid a looming heatwave.

Hungary PM flags "critical" days ahead with looming nuclear shutdown  reuters.com

Hungary is hurtling toward a full shutdown of its sole nuclear power plant due to the record low levels of the Danube River, straining the country’s energy supplies and posing a major test for the economy and new Prime Minister Peter Magyar.

Hungarian PM Péter Magyar has warned of an energy crisis after record-low Danube water levels forced the shutdown of the Paks nuclear plant, which supplies nearly half the country's power.

Emergency crews have been tackling wildfires four times the size of Paris in south-west France.

Thousands of people are fleeing dangerous wildfires in France and Spain. CBS News' Ramy Inocencio reports.

French authorities ordered 4,000 more people evacuated from tourist sites along its Atlantic coast, widening what may be France's largest peacetime evacuation.

Exclusive: Travellers continue to travel to Bordeaux as wildfire threat lingers