A man a public fountain before sunset in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, June 20, 2024 as temperatures exceeded 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 Fahrenheit). The national weather forecaster issued a orange warning for western and southern Romania where temperatures are expected to reach 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 Fahrenheit) in the coming days.
- Vadim Ghirda - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Children enjoy the drizzle from a public fountain before sunset in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, June 20, 2024 as temperatures exceeded 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 Fahrenheit). The national weather forecaster issued a orange warning for western and southern Romania where temperatures are expected to reach 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 Fahrenheit) in the coming days.
- Vadim Ghirda - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A young man cools off in the drizzle from a public fountain before sunset in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, June 20, 2024 as temperatures exceeded 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 Fahrenheit). The national weather forecaster issued a orange warning for western and southern Romania where temperatures are expected to reach 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 Fahrenheit) in the coming days.
- Vadim Ghirda - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Children enjoy the drizzle from a public fountain before sunset in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, June 20, 2024 as temperatures exceeded 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 Fahrenheit). The national weather forecaster issued a orange warning for western and southern Romania where temperatures are expected to reach 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 Fahrenheit) in the coming days.
- Vadim Ghirda - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A child plays next to a public fountain before sunset in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, June 20, 2024 as temperatures exceeded 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 Fahrenheit). The national weather forecaster issued a orange warning for western and southern Romania where temperatures are expected to reach 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 Fahrenheit) in the coming days.
- Vadim Ghirda - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Children enjoy the drizzle from a public fountain before sunset in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, June 20, 2024 as temperatures exceeded 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 Fahrenheit). The national weather forecaster issued a orange warning for western and southern Romania where temperatures are expected to reach 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 Fahrenheit) in the coming days.
- Vadim Ghirda - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A woman carries plastic bags walking by a public fountain before sunset in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, June 20, 2024 as temperatures exceeded 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 Fahrenheit). The national weather forecaster issued a orange warning for western and southern Romania where temperatures are expected to reach 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 Fahrenheit) in the coming days.
- Vadim Ghirda - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Children enjoy the drizzle from a public fountain before sunset in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, June 20, 2024 as temperatures exceeded 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 Fahrenheit). The national weather forecaster issued a orange warning for western and southern Romania where temperatures are expected to reach 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 Fahrenheit) in the coming days.
- Vadim Ghirda - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Children enjoy the drizzle from a public fountain before sunset in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, June 20, 2024 as temperatures exceeded 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 Fahrenheit). The national weather forecaster issued a orange warning for western and southern Romania where temperatures are expected to reach 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 Fahrenheit) in the coming days.
- Vadim Ghirda - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A police officer gestures towards cars as she tries to control traffic during a power outage in Sarajevo, Bosnia, Friday, June 21, 2024.
- Armin Durgut - stringer, ASSOCIATED PRESS
An empty electrical train stalls during a power outage in Sarajevo, Bosnia, Friday, June 21, 2024.
- Armin Durgut - stringer, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A police officer gestures towards cars as she tries to control traffic during a power outage in Sarajevo, Bosnia, Friday, June 21, 2024.
- Armin Durgut - stringer, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A woman waits next to the trolleybus as the traffic stops due to a power outage in Sarajevo, Bosnia, Friday, June 21, 2024.
- Armin Durgut - stringer, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A woman cools herself as a pigeon drinks water from a public fountain in Belgrade, Serbia, Friday, June 21, 2024. A major hourslong power outage hit much of the Balkans on Friday as the southern European region sweltered in an early heat wave that sent temperatures soaring to more than 40 C (104 F).
- Darko Bandic - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Residents and tourists fill up their water bottles from a public fountain in Belgrade, Serbia, Friday, June 21, 2024. A major hourslong power outage hit much of the Balkans on Friday as the southern European region sweltered in an early heat wave that sent temperatures soaring to more than 40 C (104 F).
- Darko Bandic - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A man cools himself at a public fountain in Belgrade, Serbia, Friday, June 21, 2024. A major hourslong power outage hit much of the Balkans on Friday as the southern European region sweltered in an early heat wave that sent temperatures soaring to more than 40 C (104 F).
- Darko Bandic - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A bird cools itself at a public fountain in Belgrade, Serbia, Friday, June 21, 2024. A major hours long power outage hit much of the Balkans on Friday as the southern European region sweltered in an early heat wave that sent temperatures soaring to more than 40 C (104 F).
- Darko Bandic - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
AP
A major power outage has hit the Western Balkans as the region swelters in an early heat wave that has sent temperatures soaring to up to 40 degrees Celsius, or 104 degrees Fahrenheit
A man a public fountain before sunset in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, June 20, 2024 as temperatures exceeded 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 Fahrenheit). The national weather forecaster issued a orange warning for western and southern Romania where temperatures are expected to reach 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 Fahrenheit) in the coming days.
- Vadim Ghirda - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Children enjoy the drizzle from a public fountain before sunset in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, June 20, 2024 as temperatures exceeded 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 Fahrenheit). The national weather forecaster issued a orange warning for western and southern Romania where temperatures are expected to reach 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 Fahrenheit) in the coming days.
- Vadim Ghirda - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A young man cools off in the drizzle from a public fountain before sunset in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, June 20, 2024 as temperatures exceeded 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 Fahrenheit). The national weather forecaster issued a orange warning for western and southern Romania where temperatures are expected to reach 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 Fahrenheit) in the coming days.
- Vadim Ghirda - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Children enjoy the drizzle from a public fountain before sunset in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, June 20, 2024 as temperatures exceeded 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 Fahrenheit). The national weather forecaster issued a orange warning for western and southern Romania where temperatures are expected to reach 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 Fahrenheit) in the coming days.
- Vadim Ghirda - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A child plays next to a public fountain before sunset in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, June 20, 2024 as temperatures exceeded 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 Fahrenheit). The national weather forecaster issued a orange warning for western and southern Romania where temperatures are expected to reach 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 Fahrenheit) in the coming days.
- Vadim Ghirda - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Children enjoy the drizzle from a public fountain before sunset in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, June 20, 2024 as temperatures exceeded 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 Fahrenheit). The national weather forecaster issued a orange warning for western and southern Romania where temperatures are expected to reach 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 Fahrenheit) in the coming days.
- Vadim Ghirda - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A woman carries plastic bags walking by a public fountain before sunset in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, June 20, 2024 as temperatures exceeded 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 Fahrenheit). The national weather forecaster issued a orange warning for western and southern Romania where temperatures are expected to reach 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 Fahrenheit) in the coming days.
- Vadim Ghirda - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Children enjoy the drizzle from a public fountain before sunset in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, June 20, 2024 as temperatures exceeded 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 Fahrenheit). The national weather forecaster issued a orange warning for western and southern Romania where temperatures are expected to reach 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 Fahrenheit) in the coming days.
- Vadim Ghirda - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Children enjoy the drizzle from a public fountain before sunset in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, June 20, 2024 as temperatures exceeded 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 Fahrenheit). The national weather forecaster issued a orange warning for western and southern Romania where temperatures are expected to reach 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 Fahrenheit) in the coming days.
- Vadim Ghirda - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A police officer gestures towards cars as she tries to control traffic during a power outage in Sarajevo, Bosnia, Friday, June 21, 2024.
- Armin Durgut - stringer, ASSOCIATED PRESS
An empty electrical train stalls during a power outage in Sarajevo, Bosnia, Friday, June 21, 2024.
- Armin Durgut - stringer, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A police officer gestures towards cars as she tries to control traffic during a power outage in Sarajevo, Bosnia, Friday, June 21, 2024.
- Armin Durgut - stringer, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A woman waits next to the trolleybus as the traffic stops due to a power outage in Sarajevo, Bosnia, Friday, June 21, 2024.
- Armin Durgut - stringer, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A woman cools herself as a pigeon drinks water from a public fountain in Belgrade, Serbia, Friday, June 21, 2024. A major hourslong power outage hit much of the Balkans on Friday as the southern European region sweltered in an early heat wave that sent temperatures soaring to more than 40 C (104 F).
- Darko Bandic - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Residents and tourists fill up their water bottles from a public fountain in Belgrade, Serbia, Friday, June 21, 2024. A major hourslong power outage hit much of the Balkans on Friday as the southern European region sweltered in an early heat wave that sent temperatures soaring to more than 40 C (104 F).
- Darko Bandic - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A man cools himself at a public fountain in Belgrade, Serbia, Friday, June 21, 2024. A major hourslong power outage hit much of the Balkans on Friday as the southern European region sweltered in an early heat wave that sent temperatures soaring to more than 40 C (104 F).
- Darko Bandic - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A bird cools itself at a public fountain in Belgrade, Serbia, Friday, June 21, 2024. A major hours long power outage hit much of the Balkans on Friday as the southern European region sweltered in an early heat wave that sent temperatures soaring to more than 40 C (104 F).
- Darko Bandic - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — A major hourslong power outage hit much of the Balkans on Friday as the southern European region sweltered in an early heat wave that sent temperatures soaring to more than 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit).
Montenegrin authorities said that an outage that lasted for several hours in the country's power distribution system left almost the entire nation without electricity, while similar problems were reported in the coastal part of Croatia, and in Bosnia and Albania.
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