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

MADRID (Reuters) -Two people died in a wildfire in Spain's Catalonia region a day ago, which was largely contained though more wind and thunder storms were expected on Wednesday, emergency services and officials said,

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