Spanish authorities say two people have died in northeastern Spain in a wildfire that spread quickly before firefighters brought it under control

Spain, France, Portugal, Greece and Italy experienced severe conditions over the weekend. The heat wave is expected to persist into the middle of the week.

Barcelona recorded its hottest June in over a century, the summit of Paris' iconic Eiffel Tower was closed to visitors and hundreds of French schools shut Tuesday as Europe sizzled in its first major heat wave of the summer.