Spain swelters in ‘unbearable’ heatwave as drought drives up olive oil prices

A worker takes a break by a newly installed air conditioner unit outside an apartment in Madrid (Paul White/AP)

Spain is sweltering in summertime temperatures – with highs of 38 degrees centigrade in the southern Guadalquivir Valley – the country’s national weather service said.

Health officials are considering bringing in a heat prevention plan two weeks early to help regions respond to the unseasonably warm weather’s effects.