Indian woman shares how Germany's heatwave feels worse than summers back home in UP

The Indian woman said that although temperatures in Germany were currently around 33 degrees Celsius, the heat felt far worse than she had expected, especially given her experience with much hotter summers back home in Uttar Pradesh.

In Short

• Indian woman in Germany finds 33°C heat unbearable despite UP summers
• Europe faces deadly heatwave with temperatures reaching 40°C
• Heat warnings issued, people mostly staying indoors

An Indian woman living in Germany has shared her experience of the ongoing heatwave in Europe, saying that despite growing up in the intense summers of Uttar Pradesh, she is finding Germany’s 33-degree heat difficult to endure.

In a video, the woman said that although temperatures in Germany were currently around 33 degrees Celsius, the heat felt far more unbearable than she had expected, especially given her experience with much hotter summers in India.

Her account comes as large parts of Europe continue to reel under one of the deadliest heatwaves in recent years. Temperatures touched 40 degrees Celsius in several regions on Sunday, even as thunderstorms swept through other parts of the continent.

“I live in Germany, and the temperature here is 33 degrees right now. I have lived in UP in India, where temperatures often touched 45 to 50 degrees. It gets extremely hot there, but I am unable to tolerate this heat in Germany,” she said while returning home after a gym session.

Describing the severity of the weather, she said the strong sunlight and oppressive heat had noticeably changed daily life around her.

She pointed out that heat warnings had already been issued despite temperatures being much lower than what many Indians routinely experience during summer, adding that people were largely staying indoors because of the heat.

Even her gym, she said, was unusually empty, with only a handful of people turning up.

The extreme weather has led to more than 1,300 excess deaths across Europe since June 21. Reports suggest around 1,000 deaths in France alone, while wildfires in Germany, damaged roads and railway networks, and mounting pressure on emergency services have prompted fresh warnings.

Scientists say the immediate cause of the heatwave is an “Omega block” - a high-pressure weather system that traps hot air over the continent for days. However, experts have also warned that Europe’s rapidly warming climate is making such extreme heat events more frequent and severe.

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