<span style="color: #222222;">Extreme heat is causing havoc across wide areas of Europe, with the mercury topping 46 degrees Celsius in Spain and Portugal. In Spain, the death toll rose to seven after a German man died of heatstroke on the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">In France, several cities imposed traffic restrictions to try to reduce the ozone pollution which has been aggravated by the heat. In Portugal, the hot and dry conditions caused a brush fire in the Algarve region in southern Portugal near its border with Spain. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Finland is also experiencing heat wave. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The European heat wave is expected to continue for some time. Weather officials said hot air from Africa is causing the record high temperatures.</span><br />