Shimmering heat also prevailed at the Brandenburg Gate on Wednesday Photo: dpa
From BZ
The blistering heat mark of 40 degrees was not cracked on Wednesday. Buch reported the highest temperature at 38.3 degrees and Marzahn the lowest at 37.4 degrees – if you can call that low…
The expected large-scale operation for the emergency services in the Vivantes clinics in Friedrichshain and Neukölln also failed to materialize. Only about a fifth of the patients had heat-related circulatory problems. According to a Vivantes spokeswoman, older people in particular complained of weakness, dizziness and lack of fluids.
Not so at the Helios Clinic Emil von Behring. “Since yesterday – like every year with an extreme rise in temperature – we have been observing more heat-stressed patients,” says Senior Physician Jan Padberg.
The fire brigade reported significantly more rescue services than usual, according to a spokesman.
On Thursday, the heat takes a breather.
The meteorologists from the German Weather Service expect temperatures between 28 and 33 degrees. Showers, thunderstorms, hail and gusts up to force 8 are possible in the afternoon and evening.