Towering ‘tsunami roll cloud’ barrels over beach terrifyingly quickly
Sarah Hooper
Europe is in the grips of a deadly heatwave as temperatures continue to soar. Parts of Spain and Portugal recorded temperatures of 46°C.
In Italy, a 47-year-old man died after falling ill on a construction site, and a 70-year-old man drowned during a flash flood at a resort near Turin.
The intense weather has also caused unique weather phenomena – in Portugal, a ‘roll cloud’ went viral after footage of the cloud was shared online.
The cloud appeared like a wave crashing in the sky, with beachgoers looking up as the sky suddenly turned dark.
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The formation is more common in Australia and happens when cold air comes in contact with high temperatures.
The tube-shaped clouds roll horizontally, mimicking the curl of an ocean wave – they may look concerning, but the clouds are more of an optical delight than a danger.
Elsewhere in Europe, wildfires have raged in Turkey, displacing tens of thousands of people in Izmir.
People and firefighters attempt to extinguish the flames as smoke and flares rise from a forested area following a wildfire in the Seferihisar district of Izmir, Turkey, on June 30, 2025. Rescuers have evacuated more than 50,000 people, mostly from Turkey's western Izmir province, as firefighters battled a string of wildfires, the AFAD disaster agency said Monday. (Photo by Ahmet Ayberk Cimen / AFP) (Photo by AHMET AYBERK CIMEN/AFP via Getty Images)
Fires are raging in Turkey from the high temperatures (Picture: AFP)
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Adnan Farzat/NurPhoto/Shutterstock (15379371e) People cool off and enjoy a water spray at Montsouris Park during a heatwave in Paris, France, on June 29, 2025. Authorities across southern Europe urged people to seek shelter and protect the most vulnerable as soaring temperatures swept across Spain, Portugal, Italy, and France in the first major heatwave of the summer. Heatwave In France, Paris - 29 Jun 2025
In France, Parisians are trying to cool off in parks (Picture: Shutterstock)
In France, temperatures are expected to peak on Tuesday, as Paris issued a rare red alert and shut thousands of public schools due to the deadly heat.
Greece has also been hit hard. Temperatures in Athens have led several coastal villages near the capital to issue evacuation orders due to fire risk.
Some regions in Italy have issued a ban on outdoor work, such as construction sites and gardening, during the hottest hours of the day.
‘Extreme heat is no longer a rare event – it has become the new normal,’ UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres tweeted from Seville, Spain, where temperatures hit 42C on Monday.
Reiterating his frequent calls for action to fight climate change, Mr Guterres added: ‘The planet is getting hotter and more dangerous – no country is immune.’
In southern Germany, temperatures of up to 35°C were expected on Monday, and they were forecast to creep higher until midweek, going as high as 39°C on Wednesday.
Some German towns and regions imposed limits on how much water can be taken from rivers and lakes.
At the Berlin zoo, elephants were showered with water and bears were treated with blocks of ice containing fruit.
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