- Spain is bracing for its third heatwave of the summer, with temperatures forecast to reach up to 47C.
- The heatwave, which AEMET has said is expected to last all week, is caused by a 'heat dome' bringing hot, dry air from parts of Africa.
- Popular tourist destinations like Malaga could see highs of 45C, while parts of southern Spain and Catalonia anticipate temperatures of 44C and 42C, respectively.
- The country has already experienced devastating wildfires, with over 26,000 hectares of land burned on Monday alone, and 13 fatalities reported in a previous blaze near Bedar.
- Spain’s highest recorded temperature was 47.6C in the Guadalquivir basin on 14 August in 2021.
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