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Is proving to sell.— is proving to sell. absolutely. thank yom — across europe, hundreds of firefighters are continuing to tackle wildfires across europe, which have forced thousands of people to evacuate. the blazes come as leading scientists warned july is "virtually certain" to be the worlds warmest month on record. our reporter bethany bell is in rhodes, where a state of emergency was declared early this week. some of those record temperatures starting to ease a little. what does it mean...

The mediterranean continues with a threat of new wildfires throughout the region. on the greek island of rhodes there have been fresh outbreaks in some woodland areas that are tinder dry. there are now fires raging on the greek mainland, with evacuation orders issued for areas close to two cities. in algeria, funerals have been held for some of the 3a victims of the fires there, the highest number of dead for any country so far. food and medical supplies have begun to arrive in the worst hit are...

Or the wildfires in parts of southern europe and north africa, with firefighters battling blazes in as many as nine countries. july isnt over yet, but it is already virtually certain to be the hottest month ever recorded on earth, say climate scientists around the world. we have entered the era of global boiling, according to the un chief, but do not despair, he says. the evidence is everywhere. humanity has unleashed destruction. this must not inspire despair, but action. we can still stop the ...

To understand that. when a fire hits, it hits badly. so much of these buildings, these businesses, that represents pupils livelihoods have been scorched. that is what the people of rhodes, the locals we speak to, are so concerned about, what does it mean for their future? this extreme heat, of course, the dry heat, the winds, mean that they are worried that all of this could continue and firefighters have said the dangers and the risk of very high. when it comes to the states, the stakes are not...

Hello and welcome to the programme. we begin in greece, where emergency services face another day of wildfires across the country. the largest greek island, crete, is now on high alert. on tuesday two air force pilots died after their plane crashed as it battled fires on the island of svr. the plane was trying to drop water on a forest fire. lasers continued on the island of rhodes. —— blazes continue too on rhodes. more evacuation flights have taken off and at least 10% of the land has been...

Two pilots have been confirmed dead after their plane crashed while battling the continuing blazes in Greece.

A Greek air force's water-dropping plane crashed while diving into a wildfire in southern Greece on Tuesday, with both pilots feared dead, as authorities battled blazes that have been raging for days across the country amid a return of heat wave temperatures

Soldiers, have lost their lives. in turkey, water bombers are being used to help protect tourist areas in the south of the country. the key question now for the authorities in the region is how long this period of deadly fires will last. richard galpin, bbc news. our correspondent azadeh moshiri in rhodes sent us this report from the south east of the island — where firefighters have been tackling the latest blazes. im between gennadi and vati in southern rhodes. thats a wildfire which is spre...

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Afternoon and into the evening. staying unsettled through this week. temperatures widely staying in the low 20s. thats it. theres more on all of todays stories on the bbc news app and on bbc radio london. stories on the bbc news app for now, back to sally and jon. stories on the bbc news app hello, this is breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. wildfires continue to burn on greek islands as the country s prime minister warns it is at war with the blazes. the worst of the fires are on the island...