The number of deaths due to hot weather is increasing in Europe.

APA reports that the air temperature has reached 40 degrees in many countries of the old continent.

The number of people who died from hot weather in Portugal since July 7 has reached 1065.

It is not expected that the number of dead will increase in the coming days due to the sharp increase in temperature.

Officials said there were fires in 13 regions caused by hot weather.

The fire is said to be moving towards residential areas.

In Spain, 500 people lost their lives in the hot and dry weather that lasted for 10 days.

Germany is another country where hot weather is observed.

The temperature of 40 degrees recorded the previous day was recorded as the hottest day.