Spain reports over 500 deaths due to heatwave

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said the heatwave has claimed the lives of more than 500 people in his country, Report informs via Publico.

Sanchez noted that Spain is now suffering from heatwaves and fires. The prime minister emphasized that climate change is a problem of the present and called for adopting environmental policy as a state policy that "goes beyond the legislature and the ideological orientation" of the authorities.

According to El Pais, the fires raging in Spain destroyed more than 60,000 hectares within a few days.