Southern Europe battles wildfires amid ‘apocalypse of heat’:
Deaths were reported in Spain and Portugal while France struggled with record temperatures as the ...
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Southern Europe Faces Devastating Wildfires and HeatwaveSpain has lost 140,000 hectares to wildfires in 2022, nearly seven times the area burned last year at this time.
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- Two elderly people died in northern Portugal when their vehicle was engulfed by a wildfire near Murça.
- Spain reported two fatalities and struggles with 37 active fires, about half remaining uncontrolled.
- France endured a weeklong heatwave destroying over 15,000 hectares and forcing thousands to evacuate.
- The heatwave is moving north, threatening Belgium, Germany, and the UK with record-breaking temperatures up to 40ºC.
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