Europe's continuing heat wave on Wednesday helped fuel a deadly wildfire in Spain while the European Union presented plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions under scorching temperatures. The blaze that broke out late on Tuesday created an enormous thick plume of ash and smoke that rose 14,

There are heat alerts across Europe as temperatures reach over 40 degrees celsius in many countries, with wildfires breaking out in Turkey and Spain.

At least eight people have died as a heat wave hits parts of Europe, with two dead in France, two in Italy and four in Spain, according to officials.