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BBC News June 20, 2026

Heatwave Alert

The Met Office has issued an alert for parts of southern and eastern England and South Wales. The temperature will be very high on Monday and Tuesday. It will be up to 35°. The heat will also affect southern Europe. Paris could be 39° C on Monday. In Florence, the heatwave will be very strong. The weather will be very hot.

The correspondent is in Madrid. He says that Spain is getting ready for its first big heatwave of the summer. The air from Africa will make the temperature very high. It could be 45° C from Monday. Many countries in Europe will have very high temperatures. Portugal, France, and Italy will be very hot. Even Germany will have high temperatures. The population is warned to be careful.

The authorities give advice to people. They say to drink water and stay in the shade during the hottest time of the day. Some towns have heat shelters where people can go to cool down. These are public buildings with air conditioning. People can go there to rest and have a drink of water. The heatwave will be very strong, so people need to be careful.

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