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To leave their homes because of the blazes. translation: its an especially difficult summer. _ we are dealing with very considerable drought due to insufficient rainfalls over the winter and spring, an especially dry month of may and we now have particularly high temperatures, as you can currently feel. with the hot weather set to continue, southern europe remains on high alert. bethany bell, bbc news, malaga. in south—western france, more than 14,000 people have been evacuated from the popula...

To abandon that village or that area, staying in the evacuation centre as well. some are hoping to be able to get back into those campsites in order to retrieve their belongings. we spoke to a family earlier whod had to abandon their caravan there, who are hoping to get back and retrieve that at some point. so a lot of people kind of hanging around here waiting for news. but as i say, what the firefighters tell us is that things are pretty changeable. and its notjust this fire here, which is alo...

Are a huge tourist attraction, but for some, the holiday has not worked out. this family, from germany, has been sleeping outside. their caravan left at the campsite they had to flee. translation: it�*s completely overwhelming. you see these kinds of things on tv, but i never expected to get caught up in something like this myself. its hard work in the heat to keep blazes at bay that have already burned through over 100 square kilometres of forest across gironde. any brief moments of respite d...

This is bbc news. the headlines: president biden has said he told saudi arabias crown prince mohammed bin salman that he thought he was personally responsible for the murder of the journalistjamal khashoggi. mr biden said the prince denied ordering the killing in his countrys consulate in istanbul four years ago. fires are continuing to burn out of control as parts of europe endure record—breaking temperatures. in france, thousands of people remain evacuated from their homes almost a week afte...

With the risk so high. this heatwave is unusual because of its impact across the whole country. even northern areas, which would normally escape the worst of the summer heat, are seeing extreme temperatures. the north—western region of galicia has been on red alert due to temperatures of up to 42 degrees. the extreme heat and high winds have fuelled wildfires, which have devastated swathes of land in the centre of the country. in neighbouring portugal, similar conditions have left firefighters...

Are seeing extreme temperatures. the north—western region of galicia has been on red alert due to temperatures of up to a2 degrees. the extreme heat and high winds have fuelled wildfires, which have devastated swathes of land in the centre of the country. in neighbouring portugal, similar conditions have left firefighters battling multiple blazes. swimming pools like this one provide relief forfamilies. but despite the relaxed mood, there is a sense that this kind of heat is becoming increasin...

Residents and tourists to evacuate. translation: we see it on tv and we tell ourselves it on tv and we tell ourselves it will never happen to us and then inevitably when it happens to us, its a bit strange, especially the people shouting. it isnt reassuring. the smell of smoke and all that, its scary. of smoke and all that, its sca . ~ . ~ of smoke and all that, its sca . . . , �* scary. while france isnt breaking _ scary. while france isnt breaking the _ scary. while france isnt breaking the ...

So these giant trees were basically built to withstand fire. in fact they need it, they need the heat to pop their seed cones. but as our climate warms and changes, the concern is that these trees will not be able to withstand the much more intense blazes that we are seeing now here in california. good news, we do hear that the fire is now at least partially contained. so we hope, we think, that for now at least these giant sequoias are safe. well, from this fire anyways. nick watt, cnn, just ou...

Would be notified if a drone crosses within the location and it is very accurate. the speed, direction, elevation, where he took off from and where hes standing. >> reporter: what happens when they do get to whoevers operating the drone? >> the first thing we do is get the drone back, expect them that theres a wildfire, flying the drone during the wildfire, which is actually a federal felony. we bring that before as clueless, careless or criminal. if it is clueless, we will issue a citation and ...

Michael Vatikiotis is senior adviser at the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue and author of "Lives Between The Lines: A Journey in Search of the Lost L