Southern Europe experiences a deadly heatwave with temperatures reaching 42C, prompting emergency warnings and significant wildfires across the Mediterranean. France has placed over half the country under heatwave warnings, with numerous regions facing the highest alert levels due to extreme temperatures. In Spain, wildfires have forced evacuations as blazes rage in León and Zamora. Fire scientists attribute the multiple fires to climatic conditions that have followed a wet spring and created favorable conditions for ignition. Italy also braces for extreme heat, with authorities closing popular tourist sites.
More than half of France is under heatwave warnings, with 12 regions at the highest red alert level as temperatures exceed 40C, alarming weather officials.
In Spain, extreme heat has triggered fires in Leon and Zamora, resulting in over 1,000 evacuations as Galicia faces ongoing large-scale wildfires.
Cristina Santin Nuno explained that after a wet spring, the blend of extreme heat, strong winds, and drought has created a 'Molotov cocktail' of conditions aiding wildfires.
Firefighters in Italy faced challenges with rising temperatures as anticipated 40C in Florence led to closures on tourist trails on Mount Vesuvius.
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