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He urged vulnerable passengers to delay travel. The operator has cancelled 71 intercity trains until Monday on key routes.<\/div>\n<div>In Germany, where temperatures \u200bhave already reached as high as \u200b38C, the DWD weather service \u2060warned of severe thunderstorms in eastern regions including Berlin, where heavy rain disrupted the open\u2011air Fete de la Musique festival.<\/div>\n<div>Organisers had to evacuate the grounds of the Berlin Open as heavy rain and strong \u200bwinds set in, and as fans awaited the tennis tournament&#8217;s singles final between Jessica Pegula of \u200bthe U.S. and \u2060Linda Noskova of the Czech Republic.<\/div>\n<h2>HEAT STRESS ON NESTLINGS<\/h2>\n<div>Wildlife rescuers are also reporting mounting pressure.<\/div>\n<div>A centre near the Belgian city of Namur said it had taken in around 150 heat\u2011stressed animals in recent days, with young birds particularly at risk.<\/div>\n<div>\u201cNestlings prefer to jump rather than let themselves die \u2060and literally \u200bcook in their nests,\u201d said CREAVES founder Romain De Jaegere, adding that centres \u200bacross Belgium were overwhelmed.<\/div>\n<div>Experts say the situation reflects a broader trend, with heatwaves in Europe becoming more frequent and intense due to climate change.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/reliablemovingcrews.com\/?p=2591\">No-fly zone for Iran talks disrupted flights at Zurich airport, authorities say<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/reliablemovingcrews.com\/?p=2589\">Brexit: Is that it? \u2013 Live from London<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/reliablemovingcrews.com\/?p=2588\">Does less talk at the Fed mean more noise for markets?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Temperatures neared 40 degrees Celsius (104 \u200bdegrees Fahrenheit), prompting nationwide warnings, transport disruptions and signs of strain on wildlife and at tourist hotspots.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2592,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[13],"class_list":["post-2593","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-climate-change"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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