Italy swelters, Hungary and Romania turn off the lights as Europe's heatwave rages on

Wildfires continued to spread across Europe as officials warned the damage could exceed €15 billion.

ROME/BUDAPEST – Italy took the unprecedented step of placing all its major cities on the highest level of health alert due to high temperatures on Aug 6 while Hungary turned off the lights at some of its best-known buildings to save energy as a heatwave maintained its grip on large parts of Europe.Europe, the world’s f

Italy places major cities under red alert while major wildfire breaks out in Albania

Record low water levels in Europe's major rivers have ​reduced electricity output and shrunk company earnings, stoking fears about the economic impact of searing heat and erratic rainfall. Governments across Central and Eastern Europe are taking steps to conserve electricity and avert an energy crisis as record low w