spain s one of the worst hit countries around a quarter of the roughly 20,000 global infections were diagnosed there. now on bbc news, the travel show. coming up this week, i am on the greek island of evia, a year on from the devastating forest fires. look at these guys! look at them go! and taking a dip in natural hot springs built for the gods. 0h! that s so hot! we are off to denmark to take a look at the ancient treasury writing history is that. and next in istanbul, testing his artistic skills. nick is in. oh, we need lips. the island of evia, the second largest island in greece after crete, famed for its averted mountaintops, blue seas and glorious sunshine. but in the summer of 2021, that idyllic picture was turned on its head. last year in early august, temperatures were heading over 47 celsius in greece. the forest became a tinderbox and evia burned for over ten days. many scientists say that client change makes events like this more likely. climate change. b
greece, a country that has been battling wildfires throughout the week, it is particularly difficult and concerning. 0fficials week, it is particularly difficult and concerning. officials are warning of a high risk of wildfires as they keep battling blazes right now. that wildfire is focused on the island of rhodes, and they are warning that the next few days could see the mainland have further flare ups as well. away from the wildfires themselves, the people in the city of athens, for example, they could be experiencing temperatures in the mid to high 40s, for six to seven days more. for people who work in the acropolis, thatis people who work in the acropolis, that is unbearable. that is why archaeological sites like the acropolis are going to be shut between noon to 5:30pm, to protect the workers, as well as tourists. so, regionally, where are we looking? i know that greece has been struggling, but this has really been
away from the wildfires themselves, the people in the city of athens, for example, they could be experiencing temperatures in the mid to high 40s, for six to seven days more. for people who work in the acropolis, that is unbearable. that is why archaeological sites like the acropolis are going to be shut between noon to 5:30pm, to protect the workers, as well as tourists. so, regionally, where are we looking? i know that greece has been struggling, but this has really been millions of people around the world have been struggling with the heat in the past few weeks. that s right, it has been affecting the northern hemisphere, the united states has really struggled. temperatures have been extremely high in the south in particular, in phoenix, arizona. they have been dealing with temperatures of around 43 celsius for three weeks.
wildfires. this is what they have been dealing with all week. the heatwave has sparked the wildfires. this is north west of athens. the cameras zooming into the flames. the authorities really stretched and we know firefighters have been sent from other parts of europe. we will get more from greece on this story a bit later in the programme. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. voters are casting their ballots in somerset in frome and also uxbridge
we can go back to greece. the flames we were watching are really erupting. the high wind in greece, you can see it picking up and spreading those fires. that s in essence what is the tough task for the firefighters on the ground as they try and deal with this, as the wind picks up and the flames continue to spread. and that s why it is such a struggle. we are seeing these scenes pretty much all through these scenes pretty much all through the week with the heatwave in greece and the wildfires that have been triggered in the days since the beginning of the week and of course they have another heatwave with temperatures predicted up around 45 celsius a little later in the week as well. so it is a real battle and you can see just from that snapshot to the north west of athens, just what they are up against. more headlines on the programme injust what they are up against. more headlines on the programme in just a moment or two.