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Hottest julys potentially going to be one of the hottestjulys on record for greece. in fact, since it ever began recording this. in 50 years. for the fire service of greece there is a real concern because this is a country that has been rocked by these wildfires. they have been battling these places for days now. when i spoke to the fire service earlier they said they expect tomorrow to be extremely dangerous. they are on high alert, as is the single protection unit, because they believe that mo...

Earlier they said they expect tomorrow to be extremely dangerous. they believe that more fires could potentially be reignited. they said it is difficult conditions, extremely difficult weather conditions for the firefighters to be able to respond. that is why they can use all the help they can get, france, italy, israel have sent firefighting planes, and firefighters from bulgaria, romania, poland, have come to help as well. the stakes are high. people are losing their homes. people are losing t...

Website. christian, back to you. thank you, paul. swathes of southern europe continue to swelter in a heatwave, that might well have set some record high temperatures today. in italy, the islands of sicily and sardinia were forecast to see temperatures as high as 48 degrees celsius. that would be somewhere near the european record that was set two years ago. there are red alerts currently in place for 20 of italys 27 major cities. in greece, swaths of virgin pine forests have been burnt around c...

High temperatures today. in italy, the islands of sicily and sardinia were forecast to see temperatures as high as 48 degrees. that would be somewhere near the european record that was set two years ago. there are red alerts currently in place for 20 of italys 27 major cities. in greece, swathes of virgin pine forests have been burnt around coastal towns near athens. two large wildfires are burning out of control. today the eu sent four firefighting planes from france and italy to help the greek...

Single night. temperatures inside the fire zone in this community reached 1000 degrees celsius according to the local fire department, enough to bend steel. >> were still in the face of trying to contain the fire. our mission is to direct it where we want where theres fewer vegetation, where the layout allows the vehicles to position themselves best. >> scorching temperatures and months of dry weather are causing dangerous conditions across europe, the continent is in the midst of its fourth hea...

Are causing dangerous conditions across europe. the continent is in the midst of its fourth heat wave this summer. help is coming for slovenia, portugal, albania, and france. the eu sent four firefighting planes to frances southwest where emergency services have battled wildfires for six consecutive nights. reinforcements from romania started to arrive friday morning. >> we are firefighters and we have to help people around the world. >> reporter: in the uk, the london fire brigade remains on hi...

Island of lesbos. hundreds evacuated from hotels and houses. as firefighting planes fought the blazes that stormed the beaches as well. wildfires reignite in the north—west of france as amongst the thousands of hectares damaged from similarfires in south—west france, a firefighter is able to fry an egg like this whilst the widerflames are brought under control after days of disruption. hundreds now able to return home, anxious about what they left behind. translation: at last, it is good to ...

She jan region of china, long lasting and destructive heat waves causing mudslides with some meteorologist blaming climate change as they one of its consequences here. translation: went travelling into the mountains watch out for snow and ice melting floods also the high temperatures lasting for a long time which will have an impact on crops. in italy, the battle to contain wild continues as the country experiences its worst drought in 70 years. meanwhile, with another heatwave expected to last ...

Of its consequences here. translation: when travelling into the mountains watch out i for snow and ice melting floods, also the high temperatures lasting for a long time which will have an impact on crops. in italy, the battle to contain wildfires continues as the country experiences its worst drought in 70 years. meanwhile, with another heatwave expected to last over a week, tourists and residents were told to leave a popular resort on the greek island of lesbos. hundreds were evacuated from ho...

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