By Renee Maltezou and Angelo Amante ATHENS/ROME, (Reuters) - Southern Europe continue to swelter under a fierce heatwave , with a warning that temperatures could hit record highs for the continent next week. Weather alerts were in place across Spain's Canary Islands, Italy, Cyprus and Greece, with the Greek authorities expecting temperatures to reach as…
"Italy, Spain, France, Germany and Poland are all facing a major heatwave with temperatures expected to climb to 48 Celsius on the islands of Sicily and Sardinia – potentially the hottest temperatures ever recorded in Europe," the European Space Agency said.