Overview

• The Foreign Office has updated its guidance urging UK travellers to prepare for extreme heat in Spain, Turkey, Greece and Cyprus.
• Temperatures have exceeded 42°C in parts of Spain and reached 40.5°C in Portugal with Istanbul expecting highs up to 37°C this week.
• On Chios, Greece has declared a state of emergency after wildfires forced village evacuations and left communities facing power cuts and water shortages.
• National weather services from Meteo France to the Cyprus Department of Meteorology have issued alerts for health risks and travel disruptions.
• A Wageningen University expert forecasts that Mediterranean holiday hotspots could become too hot for comfort in future summers, potentially reshaping tourist behaviour.