High - temperature records, two dead in Spain

Authorities in the southeastern region of Murcia have confirmed that as a result of the extreme heat, 2 people lost their lives.

The Regional Health Ministry said that a 78-year-old man lost his life Thursday while working in his garden, while a 41-year-old man died Wednesday after he suffered a blow from the heat while working on the highway.

An extremely hot wave from Africa swept through areas of Spain on Wednesday, where temperatures reached 45 degrees this Saturday. On red alert from the heat are two provinces in the western region of Extremadura, while Madrid and most of central and southwestern Spain are on orange alert.

However, according to Spain's metheology office, Aemet, temperatures are not expected to exceed the 48-degree European record set in Athens in 1977.

“We are in a heat wave that will last until Monday, while Tuesday and Wednesday temperatures will drop significantly"Ruse Del Campo," "Aemet's spokesman."

He said the highest pace registered in Spain so far is 46.9 degrees, while in some areas in the southern Alaintio region of Portugal temperatures are expected to reach 47 degrees.

Meanwhile, emergency services in Portugal are on alert to prevent the repetition of a potential disaster from fires like that of last year, where 114 people lost their lives.