The mercury in Spain reaches 47°C, which is close to the temperature record

Spain has suffered from suffocation again since Monday 17 July with temperatures rising to 47°C, close to the absolute record (47.6°C) in this country. These are the values “abnormally high” For this season, the National Meteorological Agency (Aemet) has spotted it. The mercury reached 47 degrees, Monday, in Villarrobledo in the south in the late afternoon. The mercury also exceeded 44 degrees in several cities in the Andalusian provinces of Cordoba and Jain (south). Spain is facing its third heat wave of the summer, just days after the previous one. Follow our lives.

In Greece, several fires are underway near Athens. After several days of temperatures above 44 degrees Celsius, Athens is surrounded by several fires. A man was arrested on suspicion of starting a forest fire, about fifty kilometers east of the Greek capital. About 1,200 children have been evacuated from a summer camp.

40°C mark crossed in Italy. IThe Italian Meteorological Service has sounded the alert and forecast maximum temperatures of more than 40°C in Calabria, Puglia, Sicily and Sardinia. It is expected that the peak intensity of this heat wave will be on Tuesday and Wednesday.

China temperature record. From Europe to North America, the entire hemisphere is choking. But Asia was not spared. In China, the mercury reached 52.2°C on Sunday in the China region Xinjiang, usually the hottest in the country. This temperature surpasses the last record, which dates back to July 2017, with 50.6°C.

A vigil orange heat wave in the south of France. Six new sections The alert is marked orange Heat wave from Météo France, Monday 17 July. Vaucluse, Var, the two departments of Corsica, the Pyrenees Orientales and Alpes-de-Haute-Provence join the Alpes-Maritimes, already alarmed by the alert from the forecaster. The warning, which starts at midnight, also concerns Andorra. Météo France expects temperatures of up to 40 degrees Celsius in the respective regions