The central government will convert government buildings into a nationwide network of climate shelters and expand regional schemes, following Sánchez's earlier announcement of the plan to protect people from intense summer heatwaves.The measure forms part of an 80-item package addressing flooding, wildfires and disinformation, and follows Spain's hottest summer on record in which a 16-day heatwave pushed temperatures above 45 degrees Celsius and health authorities reported thousands of heat-related deaths.