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The Guardian reports [theguardian.com]:

According to IPMA, the Portuguese weather agency, about a third of the country's meteorological stations broke temperature records on Saturday. The highest was 46.4C in Alvega, 120km from Lisbon.

The high temperatures in Portugal [theguardian.com] and Spain are caused by a plume of warm air from the Sahara, which yesterday turned the sky an eerie orange in places, including above Amareleja.

In 2003, when Amareleja set the record for the country's hottest temperature - 47.4C on 1 August - more than 2,000 people died as a direct result of the heat. Official figures on this summer's heat are expected to be made public at the end of the year.

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