Carriage riders dismount horses traveling with tourists to Seville’s historic attractions, such as the Real Alcazar Palace and the Plaza de Espana. Temperatures reached 40 degrees Celsius in the Guadalquivir Valley in Seville and the nearby city of Cordoba on Saturday, the national meteorological service AEMET said. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register A woman covers her head with a bag during a hot day as Spain prepares for a heat wave in Madrid, Spain, June 10, 2022. REUTERS / Susana Vera read more Temperatures may rise to 42 degrees Celsius in the Guantanamo Valley in Extremadura and other parts of southern Spain later Saturday, meteorologists said. On Sunday, the heat could intensify as temperatures could jump to 43 degrees Celsius (110 Fahrenheit) in parts of southern Spain. A cloud of hot air from North Africa has sent temperatures soaring, meteorologists at AEMET said, and the suffocating heatwave could last most of Spain until June 15, six days before summer officially begins on June 21. Meteorologists forecast strong winds and storms in some parts of Spain. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Report by Graham Keeley, Mariano Valladolid, Marcelo Del Pozo, Elena Rodriguez, Edited by Angus MacSwan Our role models: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
