Spain has recorded one of its hottest April days ever.
Met Office records a temperature of 38.7C (101.666F) at Cordoba Airport, recorded on Thursday.
As the country continues to experience extreme temperatures, a horse died and another fell while pulling passenger carriages in Seville.
Local police have said that the owner of a two-horse cart is under investigation for possible animal cruelty.
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Around 80,000 people living in Cordoba province, Andalusia, are now reliant on truck deliveries to get their drinking water. The drought has drained the local reservoir, and water from another nearby dam is deemed unfit for consumption.
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