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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Ajit Niranjan, European environment correspondent, and Sam Jones in Seville

Spain records highs of 46C and France under alert as Europe swelters in heatwave

People seek relief from the heat under a public water jet in Paris, France.
People seek relief from the heat under a public water jet in Paris, France. Photograph: Romain Perrocheau/AFP/Getty Images

A vicious heatwave has engulfed southern Europe, with punishing temperatures that have reached highs of 46C (114.8F) in Spain and placed almost the entirety of mainland France under alert.

Extreme heat, made stronger by fossil fuel pollution, has for several days scorched Portugal, Spain, France, Italy and Greece as southern Europe endures its first major heatwave of the summer.

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