Heat wave heading towards a 38-degree peak - | RKI reports 1,700 heat-related deaths - | Police hunt the Rhine-Main arsonists
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Hesse forecast to reach 38°C amid high wildfire riskThe DWD expects the peak by Friday; the RKI estimates about 1,710 heat deaths through August 2.
- Temperatures of up to 37°C are expected in southern Hesse on Thursday and locally up to 38°C on Friday, while rain is still initially absent.
- Several wildfires have been reported; smoke led to the A7 north of Kassel being closed for about 12 hours, and water consumption was discouraged near Rodenbach because of firefighting demand.
- The RKI estimates that about 1,710 people in Hesse died from heat by August 2, exceeding the figure for every full year since 2016.
- Thunderstorms and showers are expected on Saturday, while DWD projections indicate that temperatures will likely remain below 30°C from Monday.
Please refrain as much as possible from showering, bathing, watering gardens and water-intensive activities.— Water utility in the Main-Kinzig-Kreis – call to the public to conserve water during the heatwave.
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