Spain Faces the First Heat Wave of the Summer

#Spain suffers the first #heat_wave of the #summer, with maximum temperatures above 40ºC, according to the forecast of the State Meteorological Agency (AEMET).

The AEMET has decreed alert in several regions, including the provinces of #Cadiz, #Córdoba, #Seville, #Jaen, #Ciudad Real, #Toledo, #Badajoz, and# Madrid, which will be on orange alert, as will Gran Canaria, in the province of #LasPalmas, along with #Lanzarote and #Fuerteventura.

The agency warns that, with an orange alert, there is a significant risk of unusual $weather phenomena and a certain degree of danger to people.

The heat wave began on Sunday and is expected to continue throughout the week. According to the AEMET, on Monday temperatures exceeded 38 ºC in #Madrid and reached 44.4 ºC in the #Andalusian town of El Granado, in the province of #Huelva (southwest).

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