Temperatures climbed above 100 F from Portugal to France to the Balkans, while half of Europe was battling its fourth consecutive month of drought.

A man died after suffering burns and thousands fled their homes in Spain on Tuesday as wildfires fuelled by a heatwave scorched southern Europe.A man who suffered serious burns died in hospital as winds of up to 70 kilometres (43 miles) per hour whipped flames through Tres Cantos,