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As a heatwave shows no signs of abating, thousands of firemen are still battling flames in Portugal, Spain, and France.

A pilot from northern Portugal perished in the Foz Coa region, close to the Spanish border, when his waterbombing aircraft crashed.

According to Portuguese authorities, at least 238 people have passed away from heat-related causes in the past week.

Over 12,000 people have been evacuated from the Gironde region in southwest France as fires rage through the area.

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Due to human-induced climate change, heatwaves are now more common, more powerful, and stay longer. Since the start of the industrial period, the world has already warmed by around 1.1C, and temperatures will continue to rise unless governments drastically reduce carbon emissions.

The forecast from the French weather service