Wildfires rage across EU

The Brussels Times

Belgium, (Brussels Morning Newspaper) Wildfires raged in Greece, France, and Spain on Sunday, with daily temperatures exceeding 40 Celsius.

The heat wave in Spain and Portugal killed more than 1,000 people thus far, according to Reuters reported on Sunday.

Spain reported temperatures of 45.7 Celsius, with the State Meteorological Agency predicting that the heat wave will end on Monday, but warning that temperatures would remain “abnormally high.”

The country reported 360 deaths attributed to the heat wave by Saturday, with authorities stressing that more than 600 troops are helping firefighters to bring the fires under control.

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