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Belgium's Royal Meteorological Institute has issued a heat warning until at least Saturday evening, with temperatures forecast in the mid- to high-30s in most places.
Following three years of record-breaking summer temperatures and an unusually warm and dry spring, Brussels is working on a drought plan for the very first time.
Firefighters were inundated with more than 700 calls for help in Brussels alone, as Storm Ciara brought winds gusting up to 130kph across Belgium on Sunday night.
A storm front will move through Belgium at the weekend, bringing with it winds of up to 100kph.
Gusts of wind of between 70-80km/hour could blow across the country on Tuesday afternoon, warned the Royal Meteorological Society (IRM) on Monday.
Orchardists in the Haspengouw region of Limburg are reporting that up to one-third of their crops have been lost to rot, due to the unprecedented temperatures reached in July.
An open-air swimming experiment in the Bois de la Cambre lake will not be going ahead this weekend, due to water safety concerns resulting from this week's hot weather.
Belgium set a new temperature record on Wednesday - which could be beaten again on Thursday, as forecasters extend the "red alert" for hot weather into the weekend.
The official weather warning has been raised from code orange to code red for the first time since the system was introduced 20 years ago, as temperatures are expected to rise further this week.
