Portugal records 284 excess deaths during heatwave as wildfires rage across Europe

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Portugal records 284 excess deaths during heatwave as wildfires rage across Europe   In late June, mainland Portugal recorded its hottest ever temperature of 46.6 degrees Celsius.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/07/08/portugal-records-284-excess-deaths-during-heatwave-as-wildfires-rage-across-europe  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00Extreme weather has affected large parts of Europe over the last few days.

00:06In Portugal, 284 excess deaths were recorded during the ongoing heat wave,

00:12almost all of them people aged over 85.

00:15It comes after the country recorded its hottest ever temperature in late June.

00:20The extreme heat is expected to continue.

00:23In neighbouring Spain, more than 18,000 residents were placed into lockdown as wildfires continued to burn.

00:31Large parts of Spain are on high alert for wildfires after the country experienced its hottest June on record.

00:38Meanwhile, France is also attempting to put out wildfires.

00:42Flights have been suspended at Marseille Airport because of a fire that is raging close to the southern French port city.

00:48Authorities urge people to stay indoors. The wildfire risk remains high.

00:55And in Greece, the Acropolis closed for several hours as temperatures exceeded 40 degrees.

01:03I'm very disappointed because it's the second time I come here and second time it's closed.

01:07So I feel like I came for nothing and you know the ride to come here is very, very climbing.

01:13So it's hot, it's very hot.

01:16In Hungary, severe thunderstorms battered the country,

01:20uprooting trees, downing power lines and paralyzing rail traffic.

01:24The storm left many homes without electricity.

01:29Croatia also saw heavy flooding and wind damage,

01:32while other Balkan countries are still battling heat waves and wildfires.

01:37The storm left many homes without electricity.

01:38So I think you can see the weather.

01:39Though the storm right sky first is finally reaching the flash in the middle of the storm.

01:50The storm right now is storage.

01:52And there's no time that the storm's going to cover.

01:54The storm right now is a storm.

01:55And if you haven't seen the storm right now,

01:58the storm right now has to get rid of the storm right now.

02:00The storm more is exposed.

02:01The storm right now fell behind the snow right now.

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