4 Jul, 2016 @ 16:22
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WARNING: Red alert issued for heatwaves in Andalucia

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Tourists crowd Palma de Mallorca's Arenal beach on the Spanish Balearic island of MallorcaHEATWAVE warnings have been issued across Andalucia following extreme temperatures of over 40 degrees celsius.

A red alert has been issued in Cordoba after temperatures soared to 44.5C on Sunday.

Granada experienced 40C while Sevilla recorded a high of 40C.

The blistering heat is increasing the risk of forest fires, with warning levels being placed as ‘extreme’ and ‘high’.

The temperatures are predicted to stay in the 30’s despite the expected thundery showers this week.

 

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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