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Hungary extends heat alert, raises warning to highest level from Saturday
By Xinhua Published: Jun 25, 2026 10:12 AM
People cool off near a pool amid a heatwave in Budapest, Hungary, June 24, 2026. Hungarian authorities on Tuesday extended a nationwide second-degree heat alert until midnight on June 26 and announced that the warning level would be raised to a third-degree, the highest level, from June 27 through June 30 as extreme temperatures persist across the country. (Photo: Xinhua)

People cool off near a pool amid a heatwave in Budapest, Hungary, June 24, 2026. Hungarian authorities on Tuesday extended a nationwide second-degree heat alert until midnight on June 26 and announced that the warning level would be raised to a third-degree, the highest level, from June 27 through June 30 as extreme temperatures persist across the country. (Photo: Xinhua)


A woman and her dog cool off with a mist cooling system amid a heatwave in Budapest, Hungary, June 24, 2026. Hungarian authorities on Tuesday extended a nationwide second-degree heat alert until midnight on June 26 and announced that the warning level would be raised to a third-degree, the highest level, from June 27 through June 30 as extreme temperatures persist across the country. (Photo: Xinhua)

A woman and her dog cool off with a mist cooling system amid a heatwave in Budapest, Hungary, June 24, 2026. Hungarian authorities on Tuesday extended a nationwide second-degree heat alert until midnight on June 26 and announced that the warning level would be raised to a third-degree, the highest level, from June 27 through June 30 as extreme temperatures persist across the country. (Photo: Xinhua)



A pigeon drinks water by the pool amid a heatwave in Budapest, Hungary, June 24, 2026. Hungarian authorities on Tuesday extended a nationwide second-degree heat alert until midnight on June 26 and announced that the warning level would be raised to a third-degree, the highest level, from June 27 through June 30 as extreme temperatures persist across the country. (Photo: Xinhua)

A pigeon drinks water by the pool amid a heatwave in Budapest, Hungary, June 24, 2026. Hungarian authorities on Tuesday extended a nationwide second-degree heat alert until midnight on June 26 and announced that the warning level would be raised to a third-degree, the highest level, from June 27 through June 30 as extreme temperatures persist across the country. (Photo: Xinhua)



People cool off with a mist cooling system amid a heatwave in Budapest, Hungary, June 24, 2026. Hungarian authorities on Tuesday extended a nationwide second-degree heat alert until midnight on June 26 and announced that the warning level would be raised to a third-degree, the highest level, from June 27 through June 30 as extreme temperatures persist across the country. (Photo: Xinhua)

People cool off with a mist cooling system amid a heatwave in Budapest, Hungary, June 24, 2026. Hungarian authorities on Tuesday extended a nationwide second-degree heat alert until midnight on June 26 and announced that the warning level would be raised to a third-degree, the highest level, from June 27 through June 30 as extreme temperatures persist across the country. (Photo: Xinhua)