Spain and Portugal on Sunday braced for a fresh heatwave set to sweep the Iberian peninsula, with Lisbon warning of a very high risk of wildfires.
Temperatures are forecast to be between 5 °C to 10 °C above seasonal norms, with Spain’s Aemet weather agency warning it was “likely that the heatwave lasts long and persists till at least next Sunday”.
Parts of Extremadura in western Spain and Andalucia in the south faced potential temperatures of up to 42 °C, while Portugal extended a wildfire alert till Thursday as firefighters battled a spate of blazes.