Wildfires burned tracts of land in France and Spain at the weekend as Europe sweltered in record-breaking temperatures.
As the mercury shot toward all-time highs on Sunday in Germany, the heat killed at least seven people.
Temperatures in France’s southern Gard region hit an all-time high of 114.62°F on Friday - hotter than in California’s Death Valley.
Reuters reports the heat sparked scores of fires that burned 550 hectares of land and destroyed several homes and vehicles.