(USA Today) – Record-shattering temperatures are scorching much of Europe this week as searing heat from North Africa overspreads the normally mild continent. Germany broke its all-time heat record for June on Wednesday when the temperature soared to 101.5 degrees in Coschen, which is about 65 miles southeast of Berlin, according to the German meteorological service. Authorities in Germany also imposed speed limits on some autobahns amid fears of buckling road surfaces,

and some French schools stayed closed as a precaution. Both Poland (100.8 degrees) and the Czech Republic (102) also set June high temperatures on Wednesday. Red and orange alerts have been issued in several European countries, including in parts of France, Austria, Switzerland, Spain and Belgium, to warn about the dangerously high temperatures, according to MeteoAlarm.eu. Some of these nations could set June record highs by the weekend. READ MORE