Parts of Europe experience prolonged extreme heat, according to reports from multiple outlets. In Albania, authorities and residents are dealing with widespread wildfires, with conditions described as hot and difficult for emergency response. In Hungary, electricity demand is reduced as the heat prompts government and utility measures to cut power use. The reports also describe disruptions linked to the high temperatures elsewhere on the continent, including changes to events connected to Pope Francis’ weekly audience, which is moved indoors. Taken together, the accounts depict a heat wave affecting energy consumption, public activity, and emergency services across several countries. While the specific steps taken in each place differ—ranging from wildfire response efforts in Albania to power-saving measures in Hungary and event adjustments around the Vatican—sources consistently attribute the disruptions to the same ongoing pattern of unusually high temperatures. The coverage frames these incidents as part of Europe’s broader struggle with the impacts of an exceptionally long, hot summer.