Wild fires rage in southern Europe when temperatures pass 40c

The burning heat wave nourishes dozens of fires in parts of southern Europe, forcing thousands of people from their homes and pushing temperatures above 40C (104F).

The red heat signals were issued in parts of Italy, France, Spain, Portugal and the Balkans, warning of significant health risks.

The Spain Meteorological Service Aemet said temperatures could reach 44C (111.2F) in Seville and Cordoba, while authorities in the southern part of Portugal also warn about possible 44C maximums.

In Italy, a child died of a heat stroke on Monday, and in Tres Kantos, north of Spain’s Madrid capital, a man who suffered serious burns, died in hospital, officers said.

Hundreds of Tres Cantos residents were forced to leave their homes against Spain’s wild fires, and the Regional Minister of Environment describes the fire as “explosive characteristics due to a dry storm that brought winds of more than 70 km/h (43.5 miles/h)”.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez published on X on Tuesday and said the rescue services “work tirelessly to extinguish fires.” “We are at the high risk of forest fires. Please be very cautious,” he added.

In the northwestern region of Castile and Leon in Spain, nearly 4,000 people were evacuated and more than 30 flames were reported – with one threatening Las Meduliss, the subject of UNESCO World Heritage Site, known for its ancient gold mines.

Another 2000 people were evacuated by hotels and homes near the Tariff’s tourist hot spot in the southern region of Andalusia.

Almost 1,000 soldiers were arranged to fight fires across the country, Spain National Military Division reported on Tuesday morning.

In neighboring Portugal, firefighters struggled with three large fires, with the most serious near Transos being found in the center of the country on Tuesday.

More than 1,300 firefighters and 14 aircraft were located, with Morocco sent two aircraft after the Portuguese bombers collapsed, Reuters reported. Authorities have warned that the southern regions can hit 44C, with the temperature not expected to drop below 25C.

A child died of a heat stroke in Italy on Monday, where temperatures from 40 ° C are expected to hit later this week, and the red heat signals were in place for 16 cities, including Rome, Milan and Florence.

The four -year -old Romanian boy, who was found unconscious in a car in Sardinia, was transferred to a hospital in Rome but died due to irreversible brain damage caused by a heat stroke, medical authorities told AFP.

Almost three quarters of France were placed under the heat signal on Tuesday, with temperatures predicting to exceed 36c in the Paris region and 40C in the Rhone Valley.

French Minister of Health Catherine Vatrin said hospitals were arranged for falling out of the second heat wave in the country in just a few weeks. On Monday, 80 meteorological stations broke the records of August, with 58 reaching the highest maximum.

In Greece, the winds of the power of power flared fires on the tourist islands Zakynthos and Cephalonia, prompting the evacuations of the village and hotels. Another flame near the western Greek city of Vonza threatens homes, while four areas of the continental part are also facing evacuations.

The northwestern Kanakkale province in Turkey saw large fire forces at hundreds of their homes. Kanakkale Governor Omer Toraman said in an X publication that seven aircraft and six helicopters were dealing with Tuesday on Tuesday.

He added the Dardanelle Strait, a waterway connecting the Aegean to the Marmara sea, was closed to allow planes and helicopters to drop water to work safely.

Albania’s wild fires forced people to evacuate their homes on Monday, while in Croatia a large fire was raging in separation and contained on Tuesday. A major fire passed through the village of Paipi near the capital of Montenegro, Podgorica, devastating houses in the area.

Parts of the United Kingdom are suffocated in their fourth heat wave of the year, with the amber and the yellow heat signals in place for all of England and potential 34C forecasts.

Scientists have warned global warming makes the Mediterranean summer more hot and dry, nourishing longer and more intensity seasons of fire.