European heat wave blamed for 35 deaths

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Greek state services, including hospitals, remained on alert. Athens was expected to reach 113 degrees Wednesday, with high humidity and air pollution levels.

Greece’s power consumption hit an all-time record Monday, state-run Public Power Corporation said. As three damaged power stations remained inoperative, officials asked for air conditioners to be set above 77 degrees, and Development Minister Dimitris Sioufas asked for restraint between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.

A 75-year-old man died Monday in Corfu, probably of heat stroke, authorities said, and 13 others were hospitalized.

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Several forest fires burned in northern Greece, while others were reported at Aegio, near the western city of Patras, and in Vrilissia, northern Athens. Two firefighters were killed Monday when their plane crashed in Evia.

Reaching out
In Serbia, about 2,500 acres of forest were also destroyed by wildfires, as temperatures reached record highs.

Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin for help. Russia had sent a firefighting plane to Serbia via Bulgaria, but it was used there and will fly to Serbia on Wednesday, authorities said.

Wildfires swept across Kosovo on Monday, as NATO peacekeepers and local authorities led evacuations. NATO sent helicopters over the weekend to help firefighters.