84 dead as Spain battles scorching heatwave
Eighty-four people are known to have died from the heatwave that has struck Spain, the Carlos III Health Institute, which reports to the Spanish Health Ministry, said.
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Eighty-four people are known to have died from the heatwave that has struck Spain, the Carlos III Health Institute, which reports to the Spanish Health Ministry, said.
The met agency suggests that the current heat wave could prove to be "the most potent" ever recorded.
The mercury could even hit 32 degrees in Barcelona, despite its coastal location.
Residents of Spain are living through the hottest May in two decades as temperatures rose to an 42C (107F) heatwave on Saturday due to warm air coming from Africa. This
Spain is launching an inquiry against a power company for draining water reservoirs just when the country is in the grips of a heatwave and drought. Iberdrola, the company, is facing flak for draining dams in Zamora and Caceras provinces to make electricity in order to gain profit from exceptionally high electricity prices. Spain is currently experiencing high temperatures. Some regions of the country have recorded temperatures as high as 47 degrees Celsius. And it is partly why the profiteering action of the company has drawn attention.