MADRID (AP) — Wildfires burned in parts of Europe on Tuesday as millions of people on the continent struggled to adapt to new reality. I recorded my summer fever.
Temperatures in some areas have skyrocketed above 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit).
According to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Services, Europe is warming faster than other continents. Last year was Europe’s hottest record year, the watchdog said.
Scientists warn Climate change It has worsened the frequency and intensity of heat and drying, making parts of Europe more vulnerable to wildfires. The combustion of fuels like gasoline, oil and coal releases releases heat-confined gas, a major factor in climate change.
Spain and Portugal: Many wildfires
Outside Madridfirefighters mostly contained the flames that broke out Monday night, authorities said. According to emergency services, he killed a man who was burned in 98% of his body.
Elsewhere, firefighters and nearly 1,000 soldiers fought the flames in areas such as Castile and Leon, Castile Mancha, Andalusia and Galicia. Thousands of people have evacuated homes and hotels, including those on holiday on beaches on the southern tip of Spain.
Regional officials said Tuesday afternoon that some of those evacuated from the beach location could return to the hotel.
In Portugal, more than 700 firefighters worked to control the fire in the city of Trancoso, about 350 kilometers (217 miles) northeast of Lisbon. A smaller fire was burning further north.
Türkiye: Thousands of people evacuated, some on boats
Firefighters were primarily controlling large wildfires in northwestern Turkey, the forestry minister announced the day after the flames prompted hundreds of evacuations and led to a halt of maritime traffic.
The flames broke out on farmlands in Canaccaré. Incited by strong winds, it spread rapidly into forest areas and then into residential areas. It forced 2,000 residents, some at sea, to evacuate, leading to 77 hospitalizations due to smoke exposure, officials said.
Firefighters were still fighting two other wildfires in Manisa and Izmir provinces in western Turkey, Agriculture and Forestry Minister Ibrahim Yumakuri said on social media.
France: Red alert for fever
The National Weather Service puts most of France’s southern region at its highest heat warning, with temperatures expected to exceed 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) for the second day in a row.
According to Meteorfranc, the heat spreads to the northeastern parts of the country, including the Paris region.
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Most regions in central and southern France were monitored for high risk of forest fires following the fatal flames in the Aude region last week. Authorities said there was a fire Under control However, it will not disappear completely for several weeks as hotspots are at risk of re-flame.
Greece: Multiple evacuations in fires
Authorities have ordered multiple evacuations due to wildfires in areas near Zakkinsos and the western Greece mainland.
Water-drooping planes and helicopters operate in the Agara area southwest of Zakynthos, and evacuations have affected nearby coastal areas, popular with tourists.
Zakynthos Mayor Giorgos Stasinopoulos appealed to the government to send additional air support.
UK: Another heat wave
Temperatures were expected to reach 34 Celsius (93.2 Fahrenheit) on Tuesday and Wednesday, particularly in the southern UK.
Authorities have defined heat waves as temperatures above 25 Celsius in most of the UK (28 Celsius and surrounding areas in London and its surrounding areas) over three days.
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Paris AP writer Sylvie Corbet, Suzan Fraser of Ankara, Sylvia Hoo of London and Derek Gatopoulos of Athens contributed to this report.
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This version fixes temperature conversion of 40 degrees Celsius.
