Deadly ‘Omega’ heat wave cooking Europe expected to shatter more records

Western Europe was in the grip of a heat wave on Wednesday that ​shattered records, caused the deaths of dozens of people, closed schools, knocked out electricity and wiped out poultry farms.

In France, which on Tuesday recorded its hottest day since records ‌began nearly 80 years ago, authorities sought to restore electricity to thousands of homes hit by power cuts in the northwestern region of Brittany.

The recorded temperature peaked at 111.7 degrees Fahrenheit (44.3 degrees Celsius) in the southwestern town of Pissos.

Italy’s health ministry issued its highest heat alert for 16 cities, from Florence and Milan to Rome, Turin and Verona.

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