Firefighter on On Saturday he fought to control the raging wildfires in Spain and people Relief sought with fans, shade and more of The water is unreasonable heat Temperature wave brought near record levels.
Spain was heading for its hottest early summer in contracts, with Forecasting of between 40-42°C (104-108°F) in Zaragoza in Northeast and regions of Navarra and La Rioja in Northern Spain, according to national weather AEMET Agency.
many areas of Western Europe was sweltering with unusually high temperatures over The past Few days, compounding climate change concerns.
In Zaragoza, forecast to hum under Spain highest temperature of 42 degrees Celsius on Saturday, people at farmers market wave fans And the newspapers, stood up in Shade and wet. By 4 pm, the temperature had reached 40.9 degrees Celsius.
Dry and windy conditions have caused Forest fires in several regions, with Zamora, near the border with Portugal is among the worst hit.
nearly 20,000 hectares of the earth burned in Sierra de la Culebra Mountain range and the fire It was still active, said a tweet from the area government of Castile and Leon, where Zamora is located.
On Saturday afternoon, she added, 11 villages had been evacuated, and that about 500 firefighters were working to clear them out flames.
There were no reports of deaths or injuries.
Firefighters in Catalonia who They were trying to bring fire under control in Baldomar said they expect it to be Saturday.complicated”With very high temperatures and strong south winds.”
The fires rose and raged high in the air on outskirts of the city of the village of Caudiel, in Castellón, eastern Spain.
Firefighter, wearing Masks, goggles, and helmets struggled to control the flames. They helped evacuate some residents of They were dragging their pet dogs and horses, as smoke was billowing in the village.
Zaragoza buzzing
“This is proof of Climate Change,” Bernardo Funes, 63, itinerant owner and organic farmer in Zaragoza, Reuters. “It is very worrying because… we have already altitudes of 34, 35 degrees in May and now in June, it’s something like 44 degrees”.
Outside city’s grand The cathedral, Marisa Gutierrez was seated under a shaded canopy displaying the lottery tickets she was selling.
“It was very bado with “A hot wind that looked like it was from the desert,” she told Reuters. “It’s not normal…at this time of year Usually there is a moderate temperature but not this heat. “
Meanwhile, at the stag party in The city Center, participantswho were dressed as Romans, said that they had to drink as much water as beer.
