[ICYMI] Wildfires spread across heatwave-hit Europe
Temperatures soared in Greece, Spain and Portugal, while the heatwave was expected to continue in Britain and France into next week.
The city of Almonte in the southern region of Andalusia saw the mercury hit 45.6 degrees Celsius at 5:30 pm on Wednesday.- 'Major' fires - Meteorological services in France also warned that the situation will 'become intense between Sunday and TuesdayItaly, Croatia, France and Portugal all reported forest fires linked to the heat this week.
One person died in a forest blaze, authorities said Wednesday, after a body was found in a burned area in the northern region of Aveiro. Although temperatures eased by a few degrees Celsius across France, wildfires continued in the Gironde region near the southwestern city of Bordeaux, destroying some 3,700 hectares of forest in three days, with firefighters still unable Thursday to stop the blazes.
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