Europe is sweltering through am intense heat with temperatures hitting near-record highs of 46 degrees Celsius in Portugal, while elsewhere the high temperatures, exacerbated fires and melted the asphalt on highways.
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In southern Spain, the heat continued to pound the tourist city of Cordoba reaching 44 C.
In Catalonia in the northeast, a fire on the border with France forced the closure of a highway between both countries for several hours.
By early evening, it was open to traffic again as firefighters said the blaze had been brought under control.
That wasn't the case for a wildfire in San Vicente de Alcantara in the southwest on the border with Portugal, where strong winds and high temperatures were fanning the flames, the regional environment and rural affairs department said.
