Over the weekend, France recorded a number of heat related deaths, whilst researchers pushed that human-driven climate change has caused the heatwaves.
49 out of 96 mainland departments in France were on a red alert warning over the weekend.
845 schools closed with another 1,800 schools set to let their students leave earlier than usual, officials announced.
According to RTE, local officials said that three people aged between 80-90 died, with part of the reason caused by the intense heat. Parts of France recorded a high temperature of 40C, which they explained is high for June.
RTE quoted French forecasters as they predicted that this heatwave could be as bad as the one they had back in 2003, where 15,000 lives were claimed.
Spain's weather service Aemet warned that they will experience "extremeley high" temperatures, as they forecast that it could reach up to 44C in some parts of Spain. They predict that temperatures will drop on Thursday, however they will remain "intense."
Officials in Madrid cancelled a public screening of the World Cup on Sunday due to the extreme heat.
Belgium and France both cancelled railway services during peak times to reduce the risk of breakdown.
Head of forecasting at the IRM meteorological institute in Belgium, David Dehenauw said that temperatures in Belgium are expected to be the "hottest ever recorded."
This news comes after many European countries recording the highest ever temperatures in May this year. Senior researcher at the University of Reading’s National Centre for Atmospheric Science, Akshay Deoras told the Journal, that it is clear that climate change is behind the intense temperatures.
“Human-driven climate change has provided the springboard for this event, loading the atmosphere with extra heat and making extreme temperatures far more intense than they would have been in the past,” he said.
