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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Guardian community team

How are you being affected by the heatwave in southern Europe?

Firefighters work to extinguish a wildfire in Aldea del Cano, Spain.
Firefighters work to extinguish a wildfire in Aldea del Cano, Spain. Photograph: Carlos Gil Andreu/Getty Images

Southern Europe is experiencing deadly heat of up to 44C with scientists warning of a “molotov cocktail” of climatic conditions that is fuelling vast wildfires across the Mediterranean.

In Spain, nearly 6,000 people have been evacuated due to wildfires continuing to burn. In Italy, a four-year-old boy died of heatstroke and in France, more than half the country was under heatwave warnings on Monday.

Extreme heat can pose serious health risks, especially for babies, children, pregnant women and elderly people.

We’d like to know what it’s like where you live. How are you coping and what steps are you taking to deal with high temperatures? What is your home and working environment like? How does it compare with previous summers? What are your plans for the coming months and what are your concerns?

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