Heatwave Hits Western Europe, with Temperatures Up to 43 Degrees Celsius

On Saturday, temperatures were high across most of Western Europe, topping at 40 degrees Celsius.
France and the Iberian Peninsula have been hit hard, with peaks of close to 42-43 degrees Celsius in southwestern France.

Almost three-quarters of France's population, 45 million people were issued red or orange heat alerts, in the earliest heatwave ever recorded.
In Spain, firefighters are battling a number of fires across the country, due to the country's dry conditions.

Authorities had to evacuate 14 villages in Sierra de la Culebra, a mountain range in the region of Castilla y León near the border with Portugal.
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