Tourists have been warned of a killer heatwave sweeping across Europe with temperatures skyrocketing to a sizzling 63C (recorded by a car’s thermometer).

The car featured in this video reportedly was found dripping when temperatures reached a balmy 37C in the coastal town of Caorle in Northern Italy.

It has been reported that local residents are using their fridges to store their cell phones and wearing oven mitts to drive their cars because the steering wheels are too hot to touch.

In this video John Westbrook captures this car literally melting away. “Bits of the car were literally dripping on on the road” said John Westbrook. See for yourself.

This reminds us of the dangers of leaving a pet or child in a car with the windows up. If the sun can melt the outside of the car, imagine what it can do on the inside! On a cool day of 15C a car’s temperature can raise to 43C within minutes!

As summer is slipping away here, it sure is sizzling up in Italy.