1.   Residents are experiencing an array of problems, from respiratory ailments and heat exhaustion to thick smoky haze, highway closings and town evacuations.

2.   Power cuts, traffic snarls, and highway closings were reported Thursday in Austria and the Netherlands as well as in Germany.

3.   Power cuts, traffic snarls, highway closings were reported Thursday in Austria and the Netherlands as well as in Germany.

4.   Power cuts, traffic snarls, and highway closings have been reported in Austria and the Netherlands.