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The BBC was accused of hypocrisy after its Climate Editor Justin Rowlatt, 57, jetted off to Spain to report on its heatwave - which he blamed on carbon emissions.
It is often the most vulnerable who struggle when it is this hottie. —— when it is this hot. here in las vegas, thousands of people don't have permanent shelter. we are surviving, but we are sweating a lot. yeah. we are lucky that we have access to shelter. they have fans in there and i get a mat, so that helps a lot. sleeping on the street is really bad for homeless people. periods of intense heat are becoming more frequent and more severe, and with this heatwave expected to continue for the next few days, there is no respite in sight. that report from sofia bettiza. the former manchester...
Thousands of people have been evacuated. forecasters say the italian islands of sicily and sardinia could reach 46 celsius this afternoon. our rome correspondent, sofia bettiza, is in palermo. the sun in sicily is scorching hot, the air is stifling and oppressive. like many other cities across italy, palermo, the capital, has been placed under a red alert warning. that means the heat poses a threat to everybody. but it is the elderly who are most at risk. translation: we went. to the beach the other day, and my husband got sunstroke. he was unwell. he became very cold. we burnt under our feet ...
Joining me live are our correspondents across europe — azadeh moshiri in the greek capital, athens, sofia bettiza in the italian city of palermo and our balkans correspondent guy delaunay in ljubljana. let's cross to greece, we have seen those incredible pictures of the wildfires raging across parts of the area just outside athens. tell me what is happening and what the greek government are doing to stop the wildfires spreading. i am government are doing to stop the wildfires spreading.— wildfires spreading. i am in kouvaras — wildfires spreading. i am in kouvaras which _ wildfires sprea...
The moment, it is still getting hotter without any respite insight. mineralogist are also wanting a record high temp burchett across southern europe this week. caused by a new ante cyclone arriving from africa. 0n the spanish island of la palma, virus are continuing to break out of control. in italy, there are warnings to stay indoors. sofia bettiza has the very latest. this wildfire in one of the spanish canary islands has forced at least 4000 people from their homes. the blaze in la palma so big it can be seen from space. translation: i have seen many wildfires but none i like this one. this...