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Cordoba/Madrid/A Coruña, 27 July (EFE), (Camera: Juanma Rodríguez).- High temperatures of up to 42 degrees will keep orange or yellow level warnings active this Monday in practically the entire country, except in Asturias and the Canary Islands. The State Meteorological Agency forecasts significantly high temperatures on Monday in central and eastern Andalusia, with 42 degrees in Cordoba and 41 in Granada and Jaén. Galicia is also experiencing warm temperatures similar to the rest of Spain. FOOTAGE OF MADRID, CORDOBA AND GALICIA
People walk on the Puerta del Sol, a public square, in Madrid where the temperature is nearing 40 degrees Celsius, as Spain issues hot weather red alerts for three regions due to the "extreme" danger posed by scorching temperatures. Weather agency Aemet said temperatures would hit highs between 38 degrees Celsius (100 Fahrenheit) and 42 degrees across much of the drought-stricken country. The heat is expected to be even worse in the eastern regional of Catalonia, Aragon and the Balearic Islands where thermometers could reach 44 degrees Celsius. IMAGES
Images of Monastiraki square in Athens near the Acropolis, as the country wilts under a heatwave. The Athens Acropolis, Greece's top tourist attraction, will be closed during the hottest hours of the day, the culture minister announced. IMAGES
People in the Spanish capital endure temperatures in the high 30s as the country swelters in its first summer heatwave, one that has pushed temperatures over 40 degrees celsius in several areas. The heatwave began on Sunday, when a high of 43.8C was recorded in El Granado, in the southern Andalusia region, according to the AEMET weather agency. IMAGES from Madrid
Seville, Oct 11 (EFE).- The summerlike temperatures in Seville have caused its streets to become a favorite among visitors Monday during a local holiday in Spain known as el Puente del Pilar. (Camera: DAVID ARJONA)SHOT LIST: THE STREETS OF SEVILLE, SPAIN.
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).