Temperature records broken in Austria and Hungary, as heat wave ends second week
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Temperatures have hit all-time highs in Austria and neighboring Hungary as a stubborn heat wave nears the end of its second week.
Several Austrian communities measured highs just above 40 C (104 F) for the first time Thursday. In Hungary, temperatures were fractionally lower at 40 C.
Hungarian officials have issued a heat warning, while some government ministries have relaxed dress codes. For men, that means ties and jackets can be left at home. For women, pantyhose is optional.
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Croatia sent two water-dropping planes to Bosnia earlier in the week to help battle wildfires set off by drought and sweltering heat that threatened several villages. A Russian aircraft was dispatched to fight blazes in Serbia.
Temperatures also nearly broke records in Poland.