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Two dead in Spain fire as heatwave scorches Europe

People stand at a bus stop showing a temperature of 37 degrees Celsius during a heatwave in Madrid, on July 1, 2025. Spain had its hottest June on record last month, with an average temperature of 23.6 degrees Celsius (74.5 degrees Fahrenheit), the Aemet national weather service said today.AFPCaption

Firefighters in Spain have said they found two bodies after a blaze in the northeast of the country, which is in the midst of a brutal heatwave.

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