A fourth summer heatwave has hit Spain in recent days, with northern regions of the country experiencing unusually high temperatures of over 40 degrees Celsius on Sunday.
Temperatures rose over the weekend across Spain, but especially in the traditionally colder northern Cantabrian Sea area, triggering “extreme risk” alerts in the Cantabria and Basque Country regions, the Aemet meteorological service said.
People wore hats and cooled themselves with fans in Bilbao in the Basque Country, one of the worst-hit cities. “It’s very hot, you can’t be in the streets, not even on the beach,” Josefa Castillo told Reuters.
Patrick Heremans, a Belgian tourist, was shocked by the heat: “We are not used to this kind of temperature, but today we are going to the museum, where there is air conditioning,” he said.
Spain’s Ministry of Health has advised people to drink water, protect themselves from the sun and pay special attention to young people and the elderly.
According to the Spanish meteorological service, temperatures are expected to start dropping on Monday.
Source: CNN Brasil
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