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Paris-Milan high speed line suspended after violent storms
Train travel between France and Italy is suspended for “at least several days” after violent storms earlier in the week, French national operator SNCF said, AFP reported.
The storms on Monday in southeastern France have forced a clean-up operation during which SNCF will check there has been no damage to tracks on the Paris-Milan high speed line which would prolong the closure, it said.
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Italy adopts measures to deal with heat
In Italy, some regions, including Lazio and Lombardy, adopted new rules seeking to protect workers from record temperatures, requesting a halt to outdoor activities on construction sides and quarries during the hottest hours, according to national media. Other regions, like Emilia Romagna, are about to adopt similar measures this week.
Elsewhere, in Genoa, free travel hours for senior citizens were extended to start earlier and encourage them to travel early before temperatures rise, Corriere della Sera reports.
Bologna authorities reported a 7% increase in the number of emergency calls.
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Morning opening: It’s hot (again)
Jakub Krupa
Large parts of Europe are on extreme weather warnings again this morning as the first European heatwave continues, once again raising questions over public health, environmental hazards, and the impact of climate change.
Paris (38C) is on the highest, red alert with the top of the Eiffel Tower closed to tourists as a precautionary measure. The country’s prime minister François Bayrou – who is separately facing a vote of no confidence today, which he is expected to survive – has cancelled his meetings to monitor the situation in real time.
Other cities across the continent will also see higher than usual temperatures, including Zaragoza (39C), Rome (37C), Madrid (37C), Athens (37C), Brussels (36C), Frankfurt am Main (36C), Tirana (35C), London (33C).
For some, it will be the peak of the heatwave; for others – only for first of the two hottest days of the year.
I will bring you all the latest updates from across Europe here as the continent battles the heatwave.
It’s Tuesday, 1 July 2025, it’s Jakub Krupa here, and this is Europe Live.
Good morning.
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