Deadly weather has swept across Europe after last week’s heatwave, with two people killed in a forest fire in Greece and storms claiming lives in Romania and Austria.
The heatwave was the most severe ever recorded in Europe, with temperature records broken across large parts of the continent before storms and wildfires followed.
Portugal has placed parts of the country on red alert as forecasters warn temperatures could reach 44C, while Spain said more than 1,000 people died from heat-related causes during June.
A huge forest blaze in northern Greece killed two people before it was contained, the fire brigade said on Wednesday.
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