A large part of Europe is still being plagued by a heat wave and health warnings are being issued in many countries due to high temperatures. The worst affected region is southern Spain, where temperatures around 40 degrees Celsius have been recorded in Seville and neighboring areas. According to the Spanish national meteorological service, a new June temperature record of 46 °C was recorded on Saturday in the town of El Granado. At the same time, it stated that this month is on track to become the hottest June in history.
In some parts of Portugal, Italy and Croatia, a red heat warning applies and numerous amber temperature warnings apply to areas of Spain, France, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Serbia, Slovenia and Switzerland. In Barcelona, a woman died who had finished her shift as a street sweeper on Saturday when the temperatures were very high. Local authorities are investigating her death, reported BBC.