The Latest: Belgium sees hottest temperature ever at 40.2 C
(WorldNews Belgium)

PARIS (AP) - The Latest on the record-breaking heat wave hitting Europe (all times local): 12:15 p.m. Officials in Belgium say the nation has seen temperatures rise past the 40 C mark for the first time since records were kept in 1833. The Belgian meteorological institute said on Thursday that the new record now stood at 40.2 C (104.4 F), recorded close to Liege in eastern Belgium`s Angleur on Wednesday. It had said earlier that the 39.9 C seen in Kleine Brogel was the new national record. The institute said that the record could well...