"Balkan Power Outage Strikes Amid Early Summer Heat Wave"

A major power outage affected much of the Balkans, including Montenegro, Croatia, Bosnia, and Albania, as the region experienced an early summer heat wave with temperatures exceeding 40°C (104°F). The outage, lasting several hours, was attributed to an overloaded regional power grid due to high air-conditioning use. The heat wave, exacerbated by climate change, prompted warnings and emergency measures across the region.