Europe, heat wave
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Wildfires were raging in Spain and France on Tuesday after a dayslong heat wave parched landscapes in the region and turned woodlands into tinderboxes.
Some parts of Western Europe were starting to cool off as the extreme heat that has gripped the continent moved east.
In Portugal, Lisbon was forecast to reach 33 C (91 F), typical for this time of the year, though some inland areas could still see peaks of 43 C (109 F), according to the national weather agency. June temperature records were broken in two locations in Portugal on June 29.
Deadly hot weather has set records across Europe this week as a heat wave baked the continent. Monthly and all-time temperature records were broken Wednesday in parts of Germany, Poland, France ...