Hundreds of people have died due to heat in Spain and Portugal over the past week as Europe continues to battle temperatures of above 40C.
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[COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)]In Spain, 510 people fell victim to the heatwave between July 10 and July 16, Spain’s Carlos III Institute’s numbers show.
On Monday, heat in certain areas of the country exceeded 43 degrees. According to officials, ongoing forest fires caused by the heat have destroyed between 12,000 and 15,000 hectares and prompted the evacuation of about 3,000 people.