The Met Office has issued both yellow and orange alerts for different areas of the Canary Islands, warning of soaring temperatures.
Weathermen issued an orange alert for Gran Canaria where, they say, the mercury could rise to 36C today, while in the western isles, Tenerife, La Gomera, El Hierro and La Palma, temperatures will hit 34C on all but north-facing coasts.

Several floors of a hotel in Gran Canaria were evacuated this morning when fire broke out in an adjoining restaurant.
One man died and another was slightly injured when a trench they were working in collapsed in on them.
The crew of a Guardia Civil patrol boat have arrested two men after intercepting their zodiac craft a mile offshore near the beach at Jinámar, Gran Canaria. 








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