Spain sizzles in crushing heat as fires blaze
EXTREME TEMPERATURESSpain has been in the grip of a heatwave since Wednesday, and the fires burn as the state meteorological agency (AEMET) recorded what appeared to be record temperatures.
Their provisional data registered a peak of 47.4 degrees Celsius at around 3pm GMT (11pm, Singapore time) in the southern city of Cordoba.
That is a tenth of a degree higher than the last record, also recorded there, in July 2017.
"If confirmed, it would be the highest record reliably measured in Spain," said AEMET spokesman Ruben del Campo.
Although temperatures are expected to ease in the coming days, several parts of the country, including the southern region of Andalucia Murcia in the southeast, endured temperatures of over 45 degrees Celsius, Del Campo added.
That made this heatwave "probably one of the most intense experienced in Spain", he said.
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