Heatwave affects southern Turkey and torrential storms in Spain cause damage
While countries like France and Germany are still waiting for summer to arrive, Türkiye has been suffering from the heatwave for several days.
Along the country’s western and southern coasts, temperatures are 8 to 12 degrees above seasonal norms, and the thermometer is expected to continue to rise to 40 degrees.
This heat wave will hit the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean until the end of the week.
Spain under storms
Meanwhile in Spainwe are trying to recover from a powerful storm which submerged towns in the region of Murcia in the south east of the country.
Many rivers burst into flash floods, turning streets into torrents of mud and taking residents by surprise.
Farmers were hit hard, with some losing their entire crops within hours.
“The olives were all thrown away, along with the vegetables that were planted here. Everything was destroyed” explains a farmer from the town of Calasparra.
Finally, Palma airport on the island of Mallorca was completely flooded. Images posted on social networks showed tracks covered with 50cm of water.
Flights were canceled and the interior of the airport suffered considerable damage.
