Southern Europe was sweltering under relentless and life-threatening heat on Tuesday, fueling wildfires that have left at least two people dead.
Spain and France were expected to suffer the most, with forecasters warning that temperatures would surpass 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) in places.
Here’s what you need to know about the wildfires and extreme heat gripping Europe this week.
Spain
Nearly 1,000 soldiers were deployed to battle wildfires around the country, Spain’s national military emergency unit said on Tuesday morning. It shared images on social media of firefighters running hoses through a burning forest and emergency trucks on the move.
Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, wrote on X that a fire in the Madrid region had left one man dead. Around the city of Madrid, the air was filled with smoke, and the regional government said 180 people had been evacuated from residential developments.
The blazes have prompted the evacuations of hundreds of people from their homes in that region and at least two others: León, in the northwest and Cádiz, in the south.
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