Overview

• Firefighters from Catalonia’s fire and emergency service found two bodies in a blaze near the town of Coscó in Lleida province
• Catalan authorities ordered about 14,000 residents in two towns to shelter at home as strong winds fanned the flames
• Regional police confirmed a two-year-old boy died after being left for hours in a parked car under intense sun
• Over the past weekend, heatstroke claimed the lives of road workers in Cordoba and Barcelona during outdoor repairs
• Scientists warn that record 40°C temperatures and dry, windy conditions reflect a trend of increasingly severe heatwaves driven by climate change