Stifling heat in Spain's Seville as temperatures soar above 40C

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Spain on Sunday (August 1) braced for the second heatwave of the season that meteorologists expect will push thermometers above 42 Celsius in parts of the Iberian Peninsula and further heighten the risk of wildfires.   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Spain on Sunday braced for the second heatwave of the season that meteorologists expect will

00:09push thermometers above 42 Celsius in parts of the Iberian Peninsula and further heighten the

00:15risk of wildfires. In the southern city of Seville, a street thermometer had reached 41 degrees

00:21Celsius. Locals, tourists and even horses from carriages cooled off by drinking water and trying

00:27to find a shade to protect from sizzling sun. Hot and dry summers are common across the

00:32region, but more intense heat waves have contributed to destructive wildfires in recent years amid

00:39fast rising temperatures around the globe, with Portugal and Spain having had the hottest

00:44June on record.

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