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

Two people were found dead by firefighters tackling a blaze in Spain's Catalonia region on Tuesday, as Europe endures scorching temperatures during the ongoing heatwave. In a statement, Catalan authorities said the two bodies were found after firefighters extinguished a fire in the Torrefeta area, near the town of Coscó.

Spain, France, Portugal, Greece and Italy experienced severe conditions over the weekend. The heat wave is expected to persist into the middle of the week.