hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. the mayor of london declares a major incident with a surge in fires across the capital because of the current heatwave. 100 firefighters are tackling this blaze in east london which spread from a grassland wildfire to several homes. we've got the calls that we've been dealing with have been wildfires or grass fires in particular where the ground has been tinderbox dry as a result of the weather we've experienced.— result of the weather we've exerienced. , ._ , ., experienced. tuesdays are the hardest on _ experienced. tuesdays are the hardest on record _ experienced. tuesdays are the hardest on record with - experienced. tuesdays are the - hardest on record with temperatures about a0 celsius for the first time. we also see it fires physically in spain and france and there are

warning about the danger to human health. 0ur crosses our oui’ crosses our of 0ur crosses our of outside stores were going to keep you up—to—date on this unprecedented heatwave which continues to affect large parts of europe. the uk has registered its highest ever temperature on record today, exceeding a0 degrees celsius for the first time. france has also seen new peak temperatures, breaking records which were set yesterday. across northwestern europe, temperatures have soared in belgium, netherlands and germany. wildfires are continuing to burn throughout the continent mainly in spain, portugal and france. they are also spreading eastwards to greece and turkey. and in a very unusual turn of events they're now also burning across the uk capital the london firebrigade has declared a �*major incident�*.

these images are from wellington and east london where wildfires destroyed at least seven homes while sweeping through fields. the mayor says firefighters under immense pressure. daniel sanford is in wellington. figs pressure. daniel sanford is in wellington-— thermometers breached the a0 degrees mark for the first time in britain lenders is burning. this mark for the first time in britain lenders is burning.— lenders is burning. this is 'ust inside the fi lenders is burning. this is 'ust inside the 25. i lenders is burning. this is 'ust inside the 25. a i lenders is burning. this is 'ust inside the 25. a fire �* lenders is burning. this is 'ust inside the 25. a fire in i lenders is burning. this is 'ust inside the 25. a fire in a h lenders is burning. this isjust i inside the 25. a fire in a parched area grass was fanned by stiff celery breeze and engulfed houses on the edge of the village. as units rushed to the scene and firemen tried to douse the flames panicked horses could be heard winning in the fields. just across the thames one of the other fires in and around london was burning fiercely beside the a2. the fires were burning north of the capital to, in milton keynes where a fire spread to the gate

nursery who said all the children and staff are soulfully two safely evacuated. but the nursery itself in several homes were destroyed. in norfork a fierce place was burning in a coastal park and there were concerns about a nearby campsite. that he has peaked today and it should be cooler tomorrow but the tender dry grass and across england and wales will remain a problem. people are being asked to be careful and not to use barbecues outside their garden. a statement from the fire brigade saying a number of properties have been destroyed on both sides of the road. 0urfirefighters are been destroyed on both sides of the road. 0ur firefighters are working in incredibly tough conditions cylinders are adding to the challenge of the crew for that will keep the updates as we get them. so we has been at the scene of the fire. i�*ve been talking to villagers who were evacuated in the last couple of hours and they�*ve been

moved to a hotel and what they are telling me is that they fear that as many as eight homes have been destroyed and they are very worried about the church. very dramatic footage of that building engulfed in these flames. as far as we know, there is not anyone trapped in there. one woman i was speaking to said her uncle was trapped for a while, he�*s been building trenches to keep the flames away from his house. but she says the police have gonein house. but she says the police have gone in to get him. but she was worried about him. there are a number of residents here worried about their pets was up close to where i am are a couple of farms and there�*s been a lot of concern the police told me about the livestock here. there is a huge amount of activity here. what�*s pretty extraordinary speaking to the

villages here is just extraordinary speaking to the villages here isjust how extraordinary speaking to the villages here is just how calm they are. you�*re expecting people to be incredibly upset but there is an incredible calm here with people saying, what will be will be. it seems that the village really helped each other. i spoke to one man, john bishop who lived in the village for ten years to check that everybody was ok and to help get people out. he�*s got a theory, only a theory, not something that the police or fire brigade are saying but this resident saw the fire and it�*s very early stages out of his window, he�*s working from home and he said that he thinks it may have started a compost heap fire. that�*s what he was looking at a place. he couldn�*t believe how quickly it spread. a place. he couldn't believe how quickly it spread.— quickly it spread. london fire bfiuade quickly it spread. london fire brigade a _ quickly it spread. london fire brigade a part _ quickly it spread. london fire brigade a part of _ quickly it spread. london fire brigade a part of a _ quickly it spread. london fire | brigade a part of a statement there�*s a 100 firefighters are tackling what�*s happening, the statement said that crews are

dealing with a significant grass fire which also affected a range of buildings and a workshop and a number of properties have been evacuated on both side of the road. we also know a man and woman are being treated for smoke inhalation in hospital. the cause of fire isn�*t yet known. 0ne eyewitness saying potentially it came from a compost heap. we�*ve also heard from london�*s mayor. heap. we've also heard from london's ma or. ., , mayor. the level of calls the fire bfiuade mayor. the level of calls the fire brigade are _ mayor. the level of calls the fire brigade are receiving, _ mayor. the level of calls the fire brigade are receiving, the - mayor. the level of calls the fire brigade are receiving, the way i mayor. the level of calls the fire l brigade are receiving, the way the fires of spreading, the numbers of fires of spreading, the numbers of fires there are arts their lives directly relate to the hot weather, to the heat the pressure on the fire brigade means they�*ve been declared a major incidents because of the number of surges they are responding to. we�*re incredibly worried that the fire brigades response isn�*t what it should be, what it wants to be. on a normal day the london fire

brigade expects the first fire engine to receive, to reach a fire within six minutes, on average now this is taking more than 20 minutes for a first fire engine to reach a fire. that shows the pressure the fire. that shows the pressure the fire brigade is under. they�*ve cancelled leave, they�*ve taken staff off training services so every available firefighter is now in fire engines responding to fires. as i speak to you they are more than a dozen serious fires across our city. some of the fires today have required more than 30 fire engines, some 20, some 15 fire engine, it simply not possible for the london fire brigade to respond to all these fires if they continue the space. this story is also being updated on the bbc live page. i can see there a woman is told the police her uncle is stuck in a house unable to reach the cordon and is digging a trench

around his house to stop the flames. let�*s stay in wennington where that fire is burning and get this update from daniel sandford. here it is not quite clear what the scale of the dispatch to enact destruction as you put up police are talking about three or possibly eight homes being destroyed. today we saw the stark reality of what it�*s like to live in a country where temperatures reach as high as the high 30s and even the low a0s. it means that grass becomes incredibly dry. small things can start fires. some residents think a fire was started here by a compost heap that overheated. around here people are rushing to get horses out the fields in case the fire spreads. 0f rushing to get horses out the fields in case the fire spreads. of course it wasn�*t just in in case the fire spreads. of course it wasn�*tjust in london, they were spreading in other parts of the south and east of england. although the heat will reduce through the course of the next few hours there are concerns that the conditions for

vias have now been laid. the grass is incredibly dry, the temperature will remain high and the fire brigade are asking people to be incredibly careful about fire, incredibly careful about fire, incredibly careful about litter making sure they�*re not leaving anything like glass, which can become a magnifying glass and set a fire. and of course not to use barbecues outside peoples gardens. there is a very, very strong message coming through from the fire brigade today. at coming through from the fire brigade toda . �* . ~ coming through from the fire brigade toda .�* ,., ., ., , today. a quick update on that person who is digging _ today. a quick update on that person who is digging a _ today. a quick update on that person who is digging a trench _ today. a quick update on that person who is digging a trench around - today. a quick update on that person who is digging a trench around his i who is digging a trench around his house, the bbc life page is now saying a man he was stuck in his house in wellington and digging trenches has now heard from his knees and police have gone in and rescued him. we will go live tojohn bishop which is one of the first people to spot the fire started. thank you forjoining us. tell thank you for “oining us. tell us what ou thank you forjoining us. tell us what you saw- _ thank you forjoining us. tell us what you saw. yeah. _ thank you forjoining us. tell us what you saw. yeah. i _ thank you forjoining us. tell us what you saw. yeah. i was - thank you forjoining us. tell us i what you saw. yeah. i was working from home today because of the heat, i actually work in london. it had probablyjust on 12 and i could smell smoke and i thought, oh

someone it is at a barbecue which is ambitious in the sea. i looked out the window and a couple of doors up i could see a small bit of smoke coming out the back of the garden. suddenly itjust ignited. it was unbelievable how it exploded. i ran to the front of the house to see what was going on and i rang my next her neighbour steve who used to be a fireman. we looked and even by the time 30 seconds we ran up to the house the garage had already gone outcome of the car was on fire and the fire was spreading down the fence. it was amazing how quickly it spread. fence. it was amazing how quickly it sread. ., x' , ., spread. how quickly did it get from that oint spread. how quickly did it get from that point to _ spread. how quickly did it get from that point to actually _ spread. how quickly did it get from that point to actually reaching - that point to actually reaching some of the houses? it that point to actually reaching some of the houses?— of the houses? it was all very, very fast. of the houses? it was all very, very fast- when — of the houses? it was all very, very fast. when the _ of the houses? it was all very, very fast. when the firemen _ of the houses? it was all very, very fast. when the firemen 1st, - of the houses? it was all very, very fast. when the firemen 1st, about | fast. when the firemen 1st, about five minutes, steve and i were helping move all the hoses and then it went from the first house and within a couple of minutes itjumped to the second house. and then it started burning through the back gardens. so after we help the firemen we actually then started to

move towards gas cans and all bad. we thought we got to contain it and within 15 minutes at both houses were completely out. they carried on spraying. i was in the back garden by the third house at this point helping the lady put out her back lawn. because her back lawnjust ignited and it was a good 20 foot away from the actual file. it spontaneously combusted, it was unbelievably how fast it spread. sounds like an extraordinary few minutes for you for to contact all of your neighbours and tell them they�*ve got to get out? we of your neighbours and tell them they've got to get out?— of your neighbours and tell them they've got to get out? we sort of diwied un- _ they've got to get out? we sort of diwied un- my — they've got to get out? we sort of diwied up. my father-in-law, - they've got to get out? we sort of diwied up. my father-in-law, a i divvied up. my father—in—law, a former policeman, he took on the role of knocking on peoples houses. he started knocking while i was helping the firemen and a couple of other people the other way. the fire was so intense we ended up being separated. they ended up first of all going into the church while i was at the fire station. the irony is they went to the church about a half hour later at the salvage yard area behind the church they had

moved on for the way. i hadn�*t actually seen my partner or my parents—in—law for about five hours. are they doing 0k? parents—in—law for about five hours. are they doing ok? i�*m hoping you spoke to them on the phone. i�*zre spoke to them on the phone. i've soken spoke to them on the phone. i've spoken to — spoke to them on the phone. i've spoken to them _ spoke to them on the phone. i�*e: spoken to them on the spoke to them on the phone. i"2 spoken to them on the phone spoke to them on the phone. i�*”2 spoken to them on the phone they are absolutely fine. everyone is actually fine we know our neighbours quite well. everybody�*s doing a check to make sure where everyone is and everyone is fine. we�*re not missing anyone, can account for everyone. it was completely surreal how fast it went.— everyone. it was completely surreal how fast it went. how is your home? i don't know. — how fast it went. how is your home? i don't know, actually. _ how fast it went. how is your home? i don't know, actually. that - how fast it went. how is your home? i don't know, actually. that hadn't i i don�*t know, actually. that hadn�*t known anything about it. halfway the police will say, look prepare for the worst. i do know the back of the garden and back of the shed is completely gone. the house, i don�*t

actually know. but really ——. admirable admirable attitude to be shown in such a difficult day. i wonder what conversations you had with your neighbours, and must�*ve been tolerably stressful not only try to keep each other salad but also knowing that your home gone. the initial conversation was making sure the pets were inside. i do know some of our neighbours just couldn�*t

get out on time. i did see. everyone was actually inaudible. it is very bad. that�*s what we were concentrating on. what are the fire services telling you about being

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this is the moment the met office tweeted, saying for the first time... the first time that occurred was that london�*s heathrow airport. the met office says that a0.3 degrees was then recorded in lincolnshire. it�*s also hot in western europe because southerly winds are pushing hot air up from africa, driving the heatwaves in portugal, spain, france and in the uk. but there is another factor, a weather system called a heat dome. that is making the situation much worse. the sun heats the already hot air, but it remains stuck within the dome, forcing the hot air back down towards the ground.

and the conditions won�*t be easing in the coming days. let�*s hear from the world meteorological 0rganisation. looking ahead, unfortunately looking at all the models from our partners at all the models from our partners at the national and regional level, possibly not into the middle of next week, and again, continued high temperature for most of europe. we expect this peak to happen in the west of europe and move eastwards, but still, chapters will be much above normal. we have looked at the situation in the uk -- we have looked at the situation in the uk —— temperatures. we will keep you up—to—date without, but it is not the only country affected. let�*s go to france, the southwest gironde region is seeing its biggest wildfires in more than 30 years. local officials say the fires have still not been stabilised. no deaths or injuries have been reported yet. but the fires have spread across close to 20,000 hectares of land

since they broke out a week ago, forcing around 3a,000 people to evacuate from their homes. we know around 2,000 firefighters are supported by eight water bomber aircraft are battling the blazes. let�*s hear from one of them. we have been fighting now for a week. that�*s a really, really hard fight, because the combination of historically low humidity, very high temperatures and winds. the fight against the elements is really, really hard. i�*ve never seen something like this, but i think that no people on the ground — firemen, people — nobody else has seen something like this in our area for a generation. it�*s the very first time we know such a catastrophe, and i have made the

first part of the fires in the helicopter, to command, and ground support, and what i have seen is really, really, really no forest. these fires are really particularly affecting the coast of france. this is all that is left in one campsites. forests around the dune de pilat on france�*s west coast were also on fire. 0ur correspondent jessica parker is there. we have climbed to the top of this famous landmark, the dune du pilat. they go there, fill up and go back to the force. and if you look out there, before still burning. it is an incredible sight. it feels apocalyptic, and then write down

below, you can see the burn—out records of a campsite —— the forest still burning. not long ago, people were enjoying their camping out there, then they were evacuated. we heard over the last few hours at five campsites have been burnt out here, and you can see what remains. some parts of it are still on fire. we�*ve been brought here today by the local fire service, under their supervision, to see the damage that�*s been done. jessica in france. next, we turn to spain. more than a dozen fires continue to burn, including the northwestern province of zamora. dramatic footage on social media posted from inside a train, with flames on both sides of the tracks. we have now heard from the passenger who shot that video. minot we have now heard from the passenger who shot that video.— who shot that video. what i was amazed was _ who shot that video. what i was amazed was this _ who shot that video. what i was amazed was this was _ who shot that video. what i was amazed was this was the - who shot that video. what i was amazed was this was the first i who shot that video. what i was i amazed was this was the first time who shot that video. what i was - amazed was this was the first time i saw how quickly a fire can spread. like, it can be a matter of seconds,

and it was not something you could easily see on the ground, he was just like spreading through the air, and maybe sparks that you could even see but they were actually spreading and forming more and more fire on the ground. and forming more and more fire on the ground-— and forming more and more fire on the round. . , ;;:: 11:11: . ., , the ground. nearly 30,000 hectares of land have — the ground. nearly 30,000 hectares of land have been _ the ground. nearly 30,000 hectares of land have been reduced _ the ground. nearly 30,000 hectares of land have been reduced to - the ground. nearly 30,000 hectares of land have been reduced to ashes. of land have been reduced to ashes and more than 6000 people have been evacuated from 32 villages in this area of spain. no two people have died and three are in critical condition. the bbc�*s guy hedgecoe has more for madrid. let�*s bring him in now. is this region in north of spain the focus for the government at the moment? it is spain the focus for the government at the moment?— at the moment? it is one of the main focuses, because _ at the moment? it is one of the main focuses, because we _ at the moment? it is one of the main focuses, because we have _ at the moment? it is one of the main focuses, because we have a - at the moment? it is one of the main focuses, because we have a numberl at the moment? it is one of the main | focuses, because we have a number of large fires, as you mentioned there. there are several fires that are active at the moment. that one in

zamora that was seen by the passenger in the train was the biggest, it accounts for around half of the total area of land that has been burned over the last week or so but this is already looking like a very unusual year in terms of the amount of land that has been consumed, and that is because these fires have been so widespread. a lot of them have been around the north of them have been around the north of spain. there is also the region galicia which is a big concern, and the prime minister today said he was particularly concerned about galicia, because he expects the temperatures to start rising again there and that will be a challenge for firefighters. there and that will be a challenge forfirefighters. but there and that will be a challenge for firefighters. but there are other parts of the country. we had a huge one earlier in the costa del sol, quite another large one in catalonia, and in madrid, where i

am. a huge challenge for the fire services in many areas of the country at the moment. to what de . ree country at the moment. to what degree are _ country at the moment. to what degree are the _ country at the moment. to what degree are the spanish - country at the moment. to what i degree are the spanish authorities ready for this kind of situation in the summer?— the summer? there's been a lot debate about _ the summer? there's been a lot debate about that, _ the summer? there's been a lot debate about that, and - the summer? there's been a lot debate about that, and it - the summer? there's been a lot debate about that, and it is - the summer? there's been a lot i debate about that, and it is usually the regional authorities who tend to be, tend to have the responsibility for dealing with these fires, but there has been a lot of talk about how these fires perhaps could be prevented by work that should be done during the winter. for example, a lot of these fires, the vast majority of them, have been in these vast rural areas, majority of them, have been in these vast ruralareas, many majority of them, have been in these vast rural areas, many of which are underpopulated, and that is because of the huge grecian there has been from rural areas to the cities the last 30 or a0 years, and there�*s a feeling that a lot of these areas are not being maintained properly — thatis are not being maintained properly — that is that dead leaves or the undergrowth and so on that has grown

too much throughout the summer is not being then cut back or gathered up not being then cut back or gathered up in the winter months, and if that was done properly across the country club that could prevent a lot of these fires, so there is a lot of debate about that, whether the local authorities or the central government should be doing more to take more action during the winter months to avoid the fires in the summer months.— months to avoid the fires in the summer months. , , ., ~' , ., , summer months. guy, thank you very much indeed- — summer months. guy, thank you very much indeed. guy _ summer months. guy, thank you very much indeed. guy is _ summer months. guy, thank you very much indeed. guy is live _ for us in madrid. let�*s head for the north and talk to the lieutenant mayor of tabara. thank you very much forjoining us. what is the latest you can tell us about your area? thank you to you. the situation is that the town of tabara is fuelling the fire, but we have a big focus of

the fire. 0ne the fire, but we have a big focus of the fire. one is in the direction of zamora, and it will be the biggest fire in spain at the moment. yesterday was a nightmare, so in tabara, we have the firemen all around the town, working all the day and all the night, and it was incredible.— and all the night, and it was incredible. ., ., , , incredible. you say that yesterday was a nightmare. _ incredible. you say that yesterday was a nightmare. tell— incredible. you say that yesterday was a nightmare. tell me - incredible. you say that yesterday was a nightmare. tell me more i incredible. you say that yesterday - was a nightmare. tell me more about what happened and how quickly the fire spread through some of the communities in your area. so the fire started _ communities in your area. so the fire started around _ communities in your area. so the fire started around ten _ communities in your area. so the fire started around ten km - communities in your area. so the fire started around ten km from i fire started around ten km from tabara, at 6pm, and at the night, it was here. it was a very fast fire. i have seen it never. this is due to the when we have, we have a0—50 clubbers per

—— kilometres per hour... it moved very fast, and the people, the firemen, were trying to stop the fire, but it was impossible. the fire, but it was impossible. the fire was near to the town, and when the firemen were close to stopping the firemen were close to stopping the fire, the wind became a again and they could not stop the fire. ., again and they could not stop the fire. . ~._ ., .,, again and they could not stop the fire. . ., fire. lieutenant mayor, as you describe that, _ fire. lieutenant mayor, as you describe that, i _ fire. lieutenant mayor, as you describe that, i am _ fire. lieutenant mayor, as you describe that, i am wondering| fire. lieutenant mayor, as you - describe that, i am wondering how many homes and how any buildings have you lost, because this sounds terrifying? in have you lost, because this sounds terri in: ? ., ., have you lost, because this sounds terri inc? ., ., ., ., terrifying? in the town of tabara, there is no _ terrifying? in the town of tabara, there is no house _ terrifying? in the town of tabara, there is no house losses, - terrifying? in the town of tabara, there is no house losses, that. terrifying? in the town of tabara, there is no house losses, that in | there is no house losses, that in the towns were the fire past, there was several houses on fire, also in sociedad, there were houses burned

by the fire, so it was very, very hard. �* ., , ., by the fire, so it was very, very hard. �* ., i. ., ., , hard. and do you have enough help from the national _ hard. and do you have enough help from the national governments - hard. and do you have enough help from the national governments to l from the national governments to fight these fires? iriat from the national governments to fight these fires?— fight these fires? not all that we want, because _ fight these fires? not all that we want, because the _ fight these fires? not all that we want, because the fire _ fight these fires? not all that we want, because the fire was - fight these fires? not all that we want, because the fire was huge | fight these fires? not all that we - want, because the fire was huge and we are asking to support, as soon as possible, around the town, the affected persons and their houses, and sometimes they relate to stop the fire before the fire —— were late to. yesterday, we have the fire very, very close here in tabara, and thanks to all the people in the village, we can stop if there, and the firemen were working the other side, so there is a huge fire and

they are not supporting and keeping safe the people. sometimes they relate. find keeping safe the people. sometimes the relate. �* ., , keeping safe the people. sometimes the relate. �* ., ., , they relate. and as you go into this tuesday evening, _ they relate. and as you go into this tuesday evening, how— they relate. and as you go into this tuesday evening, how much - they relate. and as you go into this tuesday evening, how much fear, i tuesday evening, how much fear, how much concern do you have about what is coming next —— sometimes they were late. is coming next -- sometimes they were late. ., is coming next -- sometimes they were late. . , is coming next -- sometimes they were late-— were late. next, at this moment, nothin: , were late. next, at this moment, nothing, because _ were late. next, at this moment, nothing, because all— were late. next, at this moment, nothing, because all is _ were late. next, at this moment, nothing, because all is burned . were late. next, at this moment, | nothing, because all is burned and we have to start working with all the farmers, the harvest has been lost in all the 32 villages affected by this fire, and now we have to start helping other people, the farmers, all the people that have cows, because they don�*t have any feed for these animals for this winter, and also there is a lot of people working in the forest. they don�*t have any more for this winter,

so the most important part is the person that has lost everything and also supporting them today from now to next year, we can get all to normal again.— to next year, we can get all to normal again. lieutenant mayor, thank ou normal again. lieutenant mayor, thank you very — normal again. lieutenant mayor, thank you very much _ normal again. lieutenant mayor, thank you very much for - normal again. lieutenant mayor, | thank you very much for speaking normal again. lieutenant mayor, i thank you very much for speaking to us at such a difficult time. we really do appreciate you taking the time to speak to us. all the very best to you and your neighbours in that community. that is the lieutenant mayor of tabara, one of the worst areas affected by the fires in the north of spain. we have looked at the uk, we have looked at spain, we looked at france, now returned to portugal. firefighters take on fires in the north of portugal. we know 50 minutes of polidar facing the worst wildfires according to authorities —— 50

hectares of portugal. hundreds have been evacuated from villages. the bbc�*s allison roberts is with us from lisbon. we spoke at this point yesterday. bring me up—to—date on those efforts to bring these fires under control.— those efforts to bring these fires under control. ., ._ , under control. you may remember we soke under control. you may remember we spoke yesterday _ under control. you may remember we spoke yesterday about _ under control. you may remember we spoke yesterday about a _ under control. you may remember we spoke yesterday about a fire - under control. you may remember we spoke yesterday about a fire in i under control. you may remember we spoke yesterday about a fire in the i spoke yesterday about a fire in the north of portugal where two people died. that fire continued on through the night and into today. at one point, there were 600 firefighters there still battling with it. it has finally been brought under control, but there are another four burning throughout the day today. temperatures have calmed down, but the drought conditions are still there. there are still the underlying conditions that have paved the way for these fires and temperature are expected to start rising again tomorrow and thursday, possibly as high as a0, certainly in the high 30s celsius by thursday, so no release from this any time soon. we�*ve been talking about evacuations

that have been necessary in spain and in france. has that been necessary in portugal too? again, mainly in the north and central of the country in the interior, the most heavily forested area. also the area most at risk of fires at the moment. also, this is a big priority for the authorities, of course. there�*s been a lot of mention here, people remembering the terrible fires where more than a hundred people died in fires injune and october. and so the real rush to get people evacuated, it is a worry they might be in danger. 0bviously, they might be in danger. obviously, the two elderly people in their 80s trying to flee, their car went off the road and they unfortunately he succumbed to the smoke and flames. but in general, the authorities seem

to be certainly better coordinated with better communications then they had in 2017. �* ,., ., ,, with better communications then they had in 2017. �* ., ,, i. , had in 2017. allison, thank you very much for bringing _ had in 2017. allison, thank you very much for bringing us _ had in 2017. allison, thank you very much for bringing us up _ had in 2017. allison, thank you very much for bringing us up to - had in 2017. allison, thank you very much for bringing us up to date i had in 2017. allison, thank you very much for bringing us up to date on | much for bringing us up to date on the situation in lisbon. we�*re also seeing that in the case of the uk it is the hottest day on record in the uk. more than 3a locations in the country have exceeded its previous temperature record of 38.7 c. the highest recorded areas were in lincolnshire and nottingham shire. in the first time in the uk temperatures have gone through a0 c. let�*s turn to assist country doll. greece, forest fires have broken out there in eastern areas of athens. authorities have told people to evacuate and we know that 78, it 80 firefighters albeit assisted by a number of fire engines and aircraft, they are all trying to contain this file which is burning on two fronts at the moment. we will turn back to the situation in the uk. these fires

that are burning and parts of london and alsojust outside that are burning and parts of london and also just outside of london. bbc�*s nextjohnson is with us from wending ten. bring us up—to—date with the situation there, please. ross, i would say in the last of the 15 or 20 minutes things have looked significantly more reassuring. i am standing by one of the main roads into the village where all afternoon we had fire engines, police vehicles and amber and screws as well for the most of the act there noon the crews have been walking up this road into the village with the fire has been put up in the last 15 minutes those vehicles have begun to drive away. it looks that crews are packing up and putting things in their engine. just to describe this village for you, do you say yes, it�*s at the edge of london, it really is on the extremities of london, it�*s not urban in any sense of the word. it�*s a very small village, about 300 people so completely surrounded by

farmland and by incredibly dry grass. just looking at now, the grass. just looking at now, the grass is yellow, it�*s crunchy to walk on. it�*s really easy to see how this fire caught. and that happened we think about six hours ago and some villagers are speculating, we don�*t know for sure but it began and a back garden, possibly on a compost heap. and villagers have described how quickly those flames tore through the villages for the people really making an attempt quickly to leave their homes. fire crews here initially when we arrived were considering wandering the cordon as we can see smoke —— cordon. we could smell that acrid smell from the building. there is some anxiety that the fire would spread even further outside the village. that concern appears to have dissipated for now. but certainly we have been hearing from people who very sadly have lost their homes. there is a pump here

right on the edge of the village, this is a really small close—knit, everyone here knows each other. they gathering in the pub this evening and talking to people who have been watching those helicopter pictures of those flames going round the villages surrounding the church and tried to spot their homes from those news pictures from those helicopter pictures. hands over their mouths worried when they see flames nearing their own homes. and it�*s clear to see how much as impacted the community, everyone here knows each other, it�*s very small. 2s, community, everyone here knows each other, it's very small.— other, it's very small. a little earlier i was _ other, it's very small. a little earlier i was speaking - other, it's very small. a little earlier i was speaking to i other, it's very small. a little earlier i was speaking to one| other, it's very small. a little i earlier i was speaking to one of the men and the village who thinks he was may be the want to have first seen the flames. he didn�*t know how his home was, he said some of his neighbours didn�*t know how their homes were. but looking at these pictures sadly, it seems inevitable some of these homes are going to be laws. it some of these homes are going to be laws. ., , some of these homes are going to be laws. . , ., , some of these homes are going to be laws. ., , ., , ., , ., laws. it really does. villagers are speculating. _ laws. it really does. villagers are speculating. we _ laws. it really does. villagers are speculating, we don't _ laws. it really does. villagers are speculating, we don't have i laws. it really does. villagers are i speculating, we don't have numbers speculating, we don�*t have numbers for sure but we had villagers saying

they�*ve heard that at least five homes being almost completely destroyed. some say as many as ten homes almost completely destroyed. it really has been such a huge effort from fire crews here today. i�*m looking now at one fire engine and front of me, another one from west london, this is a long way away, these fire engines have come from the other side of london to get here. while they seem to be packing up here. while they seem to be packing up now obviously this grass around us remains very, very dry. yes the weather tomorrow probably not as hot today but there is still concerned that this ground remains hot for the people need to take sensible precautions to ensure this doesn�*t spread further or a new fire starts. while people are inevitably out of their homes because of the danger and damage to the buildings, presumably they�*re being offered support and an alternatives place to stay and the necessary food and

shelter they require.— shelter they require. yes. there seems to _ shelter they require. yes. there seems to be _ shelter they require. yes. there seems to be in _ shelter they require. yes. there seems to be in an _ shelter they require. yes. there seems to be in an effort - shelter they require. yes. there seems to be in an effort very i seems to be in an effort very quickly to ensure that when people are out of their homes they also have access to facilities. it�*s extremely hot here, as you say, it�*s the uk day on record, people need water, people been gathering outside pulled up in front of me there�*s a hotel in a pub next to it, people have been gathering there. just at the right is another pub, people of the right is another pub, people of the gathering there. on the other side a school as well and i�*m told people they are being offered similar services it can�*t be overstated that yes, while it shocking for people and they are coming to terms, some of losing their home, there�*s a sense of community support here giving it�*s a small community, everyone seems to be looking out for each other. they said to me and not so many words, they will ensure that go thursday, people have roots over the heads and they will come together. hick. people have roots over the heads and they will come together.— they will come together. nick, thank ou ve they will come together. nick, thank you very much _ they will come together. nick, thank you very much indeed. _ they will come together. nick, thank you very much indeed. nick-

they will come together. nick, thank you very much indeed. nickjohnson| you very much indeed. nickjohnson life with us from wennington, a village caught up in the fires created by this heatwave. what we�*re seeing today, what we saw on monday is a glimpse into the climate crisis which is been evolving over decades. through the day there�*s been a growing number of reports of wildfires, infrastructure failures and a rising calls to the emergency services. today the met office says we could experience a heatwave like this every three years our climate editorjustin rollout. the temperature records started tumbling before midday today. the 39.1 degrees reported in chelwood near gatwick airport was a warning of things to come. heat builds during the course of the day and it certainly did that today. within an hour, another record had been set, a0.2 degrees at heathrow.

by mid afternoon, lincolnshire edged ahead recording a temperature of a0.3. a total of five weather stations had now recorded temperatures over a0 degrees. and there was a new record for scotland, beating the previous high set back in 2003. we have been beating records by 1.5, 2 degrees and really quite an extensive region of over 35 degrees and this is really unusual. these are high temperatures over a broad area in england, so quite surprising. just look how today�*s temperatures compared to previous records. in 1976, it peaked just shy of 36 degrees, it was 27 years before that record was broken. 16 years after that, it hit 38.7 celsius, just three years later and we have got today�*s new record. who would have thought over a0 degrees in the uk! and it is notjust getting hotter. years ago, temperatures would only reach peaks like this in the far south but look how these high temperatures are moving north and west across the country. the heat is getting more intense

and it is spreading. proof, says the prime minister, that cutting emissions is the right thing to do. with temperatures setting records in this country, who can doubt that we were right to be the first major economy to go for net zero? if we�*re going to protect our planet and if we are going to do the right thing to tackle global warming, it�*s essential that we set that lead. those brave enough to take to the river brought their own shelter and needed it. but today, climate scientists were warning dangerous temperatures like this will be part of a normal british summer as global warming continues and we need to prepare for it. the first things organisation can do is make sure that heatwave plans are forfor is make sure that heatwave plans are for for purpose and will work when the next heatwave kicks in. as

individuals i think we can recognise that the heat waves are not fun things to enjoy, they could be really damaging and they can�*t really damaging and they can�*t really affect our health. at king�*s college, the iconic heart of cambridge, it was empty today. the only sensible place to be was in the shade and that says something important about our changing world. this really ought to be a critical warning for everyone in this country, but especially our policymakers, that climate change is not something to be ignored. it is a really critical issue that we have to address as a country and as a world. some people did find ways to cool down today. if we want to stop britain and the world getting even hotter, we are going to need to start cutting emissions and quickly. justin rowlatt, bbc news, cambridge. real services have been heavily

affected because of the heat. rail tracks buckling, overhead cables have also been affected. there�*s been no services in or out of london�*s king cross station, for example. let�*s hearfrom our transport katie austin. example. let's hear from our transport katie austin. charles what has been affected _ transport katie austin. charles what has been affected and _ transport katie austin. charles what has been affected and some trains l has been affected and some trains are running across the country but people have been trolled not to travel unless absolutely necessary. there are plenty of delays and cancellations around. some cases on route heading north out of london today passengers were simply told, do not travel. this afternoon all services in and out of london�*s station was suspended after a fire by the tracks caused by overhead power lines coming down and this afternoon van wesco said it was stopping all services for the remainder of today. 0ther stopping all services for the remainder of today. other issues around the country have included bookle rails, signalling problems and other issues with the overhead power lines with today and yesterday has simply been higher than the rail

networks in its existing form was designed to cope with. i�*m told some disruption could continue into tomorrow morning. again, it passengers are told to check before they travel. passengers are told to check before the travel. ~ �* passengers are told to check before they travel-— they travel. we're getting updates on the impact _ they travel. we're getting updates on the impact of _ they travel. we're getting updates on the impact of the _ they travel. we're getting updates on the impact of the time - they travel. we're getting updates on the impact of the time on i they travel. we're getting updates on the impact of the time on this i on the impact of the time on this heatwave. thisjust on the impact of the time on this heatwave. this just coming from the authorities and half a jar. the rescue service has declared a major incident in the county it says the service has received a very high volume of nylon ankles leading to crews attending to more than 2a0 incidents today. in part due to the extreme weather. these incidents include crop fires, field fires and road traffic collisions on major roles that�*s hard for sure fire and rescue declaring a major incident in the county. also worth pointing out that outside of the uk we�*re seeing any number of consequences of this heatwave paris is hit a0 celsius for only a third time on record, germany having its hottest day of the year so far with up to a0 celsius expected in the west and southwest

of germany. in the netherlands it�*s recorded as hot as the 19th ofjuly with 38.9 celsius, that was one of the big supermarkets having to halt home deliveries because of the heat. next you�*ve got italy, forecasters warning temperatures as high as a0 to a2 celsius between wednesday and friday. lots of different developments. expert saying new crevices are opening up at alpine peaks because of the heatwave. also played out in the southern parts of europe, these pictures are from the north of athens, another apocalyptic scene as a fire continues to burn. we know that�*s burning on two fronts in the authorities are trying to bring it under control. evidently, that�*s not been possible so far. we�*re told homes are under threat and the intense winds in the reason, some 27 km north and northeast of the centre of athens art making putting this fire out or at least

controlling it very difficult for the authorities are ordering the evacuation of several areas as the flames threatened homes and reach surrounding areas. around 100 firefighters involved with engines and also aircraft as well. eight major incidentjust out of side of athens, evacuations. we�*ve been telling you about evacuations in spain, portugal, france, record temperatures in germany and in the uk, it is the hottest day on record. there are developments coming all the time. just to reiterate what i was just saying, the the time. just to reiterate what i wasjust saying, the hartford the time. just to reiterate what i was just saying, the hartford sure fire and rescue service declaring a major incidents because of the high volume of calls it�*s getting to the nine number. next we�*ve got to talk about scotland. it�*s experiences how to stay on record with temperature reaching 30 a.8 degrees on the scottish borders was of a skull correspondent has this from: hamm bay. it�*s warm but comfortable by

the sea. i see you don�*t have to go too far in land from the oppressive heat to hit. the met office is reporting thatjust heat to hit. the met office is reporting that just a heat to hit. the met office is reporting thatjust a few miles from here a chart or hall in the scottish borders a new provisional maximum temperature for scotland was reached earlier this afternoon of a third—floor point a put up that is nearly two point 22 degrees the previous record set almost 20 years ago. also in the scottish borders it�*s not those kind of huge temperatures you are sitting down in england but this is a significant leap for scotland. further north it�*s remained in many areas in the north and some of the ireland quite baldly, but in those areas seeing the heat here in scotland, there been travel disruption couple warnings to stay out of the midday sun and of course to take care if you�*re on the water. the unusually high temperatures across the temperatures and have brace fears of a drought over the summer season. this is one hydrologist on that issue. ,

year already started quite dry and very dry early summer. that actually lead to large water deficits across europe now resulting in droughts and some of the major river systems. many european countries already seeing signs of drought. this is one scientists on this issue. minot seeing signs of drought. this is one scientists on this issue.— scientists on this issue. what you can see is — scientists on this issue. what you can see is the _ scientists on this issue. what you can see is the boat _ scientists on this issue. what you can see is the boat irreparably i scientists on this issue. what you i can see is the boat irreparably low. quite severe drought, unprecedented impact. also the other parts of western europe we see france there are restrictions on irrigation but also problems with cooling power plants, which water is needed. here evenin plants, which water is needed. here even in the netherlands a country full of water we see that the river rhine is not giving us as much water we expect we have problems with salt water coming into the country. you see the severe restrictions on irrigation on italy and also households. the drinking water supply is not guaranteed. that is

something that is quite the bear impact was that we�*re seeing these events unfortunately more and more in the past year. it is a worrying situation. fin in the past year. it is a worrying situation. , , ., ., situation. on the issue of farming, what we heard _ situation. on the issue of farming, what we heard from _ situation. on the issue of farming, what we heard from a _ situation. on the issue of farming, what we heard from a local - situation. on the issue of farming, what we heard from a local mayor| situation. on the issue of farming, i what we heard from a local mayor in the north of spain who said not only are they trying to keep people safe and protect buildings from fires, even when the fires are being managed, entire crops are being wiped out. they are already beginning work on how to support farmers who have lost a great part of their livelihood for this year at least he said the fires can keep burning in some areas because everything has been burned. we will move away from europe and turn to the us. more than a0 million people are under heat alert across the great plains and central the power use in texas and other states are expected to break all—time highs in the coming days as people crank up their air—conditioners to try and control the heat.

this is unusually hot for an unusually period of time. the high today we think will come in around a3 celsius, 110 fahrenheit that�*s very hot, particularly for this early in the summer season. it�*s only been summerfor early in the summer season. it�*s only been summer for about a month, today should be the 2ath day in the triple digits fahrenheit. that�*s more than many summer seasons for the entire season. it�*s an unusually hot, it�*s been unusually hot for in unusually long period of time. some of that is part of the weather patterns about nina pattern where it starts, gets hot and then fuels a drought, the drought fuels more heat and becomes a cycle. we�*re sitting under what is basically known as a heat dome and it doesn�*t have any signs of relenting. we might go from 110 to about 100 later in the week. that is still really hot. there are

fears that the prolonged heat will lead to wildfires in the us. here�*s that same cbs correspondent again. because they�*ve had this high heat that�*s led to an increase drought situation, there is a lot of fuel ready to burn, itjust needs a spark. ready to burn, it 'ust needs a sark. ., �* , ., ., , spark. you'll see we got our breeze this morning- _ spark. you'll see we got our breeze this morning. that's _ spark. you'll see we got our breeze this morning. that's not _ spark. you'll see we got our breeze this morning. that's not great i spark. you'll see we got our breeze this morning. that's not great for l this morning. that�*s not great for fire danger because this kind of wind can fuel a fire. we�*ve already seen homes lost in wildfires about two hours outside of dallas and up and down the west coast there is a large fire burning in california and the yosemite national park that is threatening some very old growth sequoia trees. there is a lot of concern about fire notjust here in dallas but across the south and southwestern united states because it is been so hot and so dry. dallas hasn�*t seen measurable rainfall in aa days. that�*s also having an impact on the cattle industry in

texas because it is so dry it is killing off the grassland and it�*s causing the water and the ponds to evaporate for that we�*re seeing farmers sell off cattle by the thousands right now. the ripple effect continues. we were with paramedics last week in this extreme heat, they are seeing a doubling of the number of heat related emergency calls because as you know, extreme heat can be extremely dangerous. scientists warn that heatwaves will become more regular as the climate emergency worsens. here�*s petteri taalas, secretary general of the world meteorological 0rganisation. this kind heat waves are becoming more more frequent due to the negative trend in climate. at least 260 independent in climate mitigation means that this kind of weather conditions are becoming more common and in the coming decades

it�*s going to be milder than the normal climate. to seize this negative trend in around 2000 60s. let�*s turn back to the situation in the uk. particularly the situation in and around london. these images are from wennington in east london where a wildfire has destroyed up to eight ohms after initially sweeping through fields. the mayor of london says fire filed under two firefighters are under immense pressure for the first to spot the fire in wennington. i spoke to him a few minutes ago. it fire in wennington. i spoke to him a few minutes ago.— few minutes ago. it had probably 'ust on 12 few minutes ago. it had probably just on 12 and — few minutes ago. it had probably just on 12 and i _ few minutes ago. it had probably just on 12 and i smelled - few minutes ago. it had probably just on 12 and i smelled a - few minutes ago. it had probably just on 12 and i smelled a bit i just on 12 and i smelled a bit of smoke and thought oh, someone�*s having a barbecue which is a bit ambitious in the seat. i looked out the window and just a couple of doors up i could see a small bit of smoke coming out the back of their garden. it is only adjusted guided and it was unbelievable how it exploded. i ran to the front of the house to see what was going on and i

ran into my next—door neighbour steve who used to be a firefighter and then we looked at it and by the time 30 seconds later we ran up to the house, the garage had already gone up, the car was on fire and the fire was spouting down the fence. it was amazing how quickly it spread. how quickly did you get from that point to actually reaching some of the houses? it point to actually reaching some of the houses?— the houses? it was all very fast. when the _ the houses? it was all very fast. when the firemen _ the houses? it was all very fast. when the firemen first - the houses? it was all very fast. when the firemen first come i the houses? it was all very fast. when the firemen first come to | the houses? it was all very fast. i when the firemen first come to about five minutes and him and i were helping move all the hoses, they�*re only a couple of them and they went from the first house and then within a couple of minutes itjumped to the second house. and then it started burning through the back gardens. so after we help the firemen we then moved the gas cans and all that, we thought we could contain it and within 15 minutes both houses were completely out. we carry to the next door and i was in the back garden by the third house at this point helping a lady put out her back lawn because her bag lunches ignited. it

was a good 20 foot away from the actual file, was a good 20 foot away from the actualfile, it was a good 20 foot away from the actual file, it spontaneously combusted and it was unbelievable how it was spreading.— how it was spreading. terrifying account from _ how it was spreading. terrifying account from john _ how it was spreading. terrifying account from john bishop. i how it was spreading. terrifying i account from john bishop. jonathan smith is assistant commissioner of the london fire brigade and says his teams have been flat out since two large fires were reported in east london in the middle of the morning. as well as those two particular serious incidents we seen a number of lower level grass fires that also require significant resourcing from the london fire brigade. that�*s on top of our normal day—to—day business that we would expect to see during the week. a combination of all of that has put significant pressure on the london fire brigade. just to provide some reassurance we�*re still answering 999 calls, our request is that you only dial 999 and ask for the london fire brigade if it is a life—threatening emergency. but if you do need to call us please do and we will respond. we�*re asking that the public really help us over the

course of the next 12 to 2a hours in particular by not having barbecues, eating parks, not leaving rubbish and park lands in particular where you might have class laying on the floor which can ignite a fire. be very careful when you�*re extinguishing cigarettes. {line very careful when you're extinaauishin ciuarettes. ., ., extinguishing cigarettes. one woman has been telling _ extinguishing cigarettes. one woman has been telling as _ extinguishing cigarettes. one woman has been telling as she _ extinguishing cigarettes. one woman has been telling as she was - has been telling as she was contacted earlier today is a number of horses were at risk on dartford heatin of horses were at risk on dartford heat in the east part of london. all is the fire spread. this heat in the east part of london. all is the fire spread.— is the fire spread. this is her account i _ is the fire spread. this is her account i got _ is the fire spread. this is her account i got a _ is the fire spread. this is her account i got a phone i is the fire spread. this is her account i got a phone call i is the fire spread. this is her- account i got a phone call from my mum saying there was a fire near the stables to come straight down here for that when we arrived there was fire coming over the fences, it was pretty scary. how concerned were you? very concerned. there�*s 12 horses out there that we had to move out of the field, we continue to move off the yard, we got chickens and my mums front room the moment, rabbits, yeah, really petrifying. was it touching go? vary. at one point the fire brigade said the

horses and all the animals need to leave now. . , horses and all the animals need to leave now-— leave now. pictures of the fires burnin: leave now. pictures of the fires burning to _ leave now. pictures of the fires burning to the _ leave now. pictures of the fires burning to the north _ leave now. pictures of the fires burning to the north of - leave now. pictures of the firesj burning to the north of athens. thank you for watching. well, the records may take a while to verify, but it probably could be said that climate change has really made its impact on the uk today, in that we saw temperature records exceeded by large numbers — by around 2 degrees first thing this morning, a warmer start to the day here in the uk ever recorded. and of course, after that very warm start became an exceptionally hot day. over 29 stations, according to the met office, exceeded the previous record of 38.7, and a huge swathe, from the south of london through to yorkshire, saw a few spots reach a0 degrees. now, it�*s still hot out there at the moment, a humid and sticky night, but not as hot as it was last night. we see showers and thunderstorms move their way from west to east. they clear out into the north sea through tonight. could be some lively ones, eastern scotland, northeast england. they could give some minor flooding.

and then some more outbreaks of rain develop into the northwest later. the big story, i think, to many in the north and the west is it will start to feel that little bit fresher. still humid across central and eastern areas and not as bad as it was last night. so tomorrow morning, another chance to through the windows open, let some of that residual heat out. the big picture for tomorrow shows this curl of a weather front. so around that, we�*ve still got very warm air tangled, but to the west of the other one is where the fresher air is. it starts in western scotland, northern ireland — sunshine and showers here. here�*s the weather front — cloud, outbreaks of rain or drizzle from the east of scotland down to the west of england and wales. some will stay dry. as that nudges its way eastwards, interacting still with some of the humid air we�*ve got, we could see some pretty lively thunderstorms across parts of england especially. they could cause some minorflooding. sunny spells in between. it�*s still hot, but not as hot, in the southeast corner. further north and west, we�*ve got temperatures closer to where we�*d normally be for this stage injuly. and then we go into wednesday evening. we finish the day with some showers and thunderstorms, which will slowly ease as we go

through wednesday night and into thursday, but with northerly winds developing, more widely, a fresher start to thursday. i know a lot of you will welcome that. it�*s still going to be pretty warm in the sunshine across the south and there will be plenty of it. a bit more cloud elsewhere, one or two isolated showers, and temperatures dropping a bit more, maybe just the high teens for scotland, england and parts of northern england. mid—20s further south. now, over the next few days that follow, we will see more rain at times in the north and west of the country. it�*s staying dry, largely speaking, in the southeast. some showers on friday. a burst of heat this weekend and cooler next week.

welcome to outside source. the mayor of london has declared a major incident with a search of fires in the city because of the current heatwave. 100 firefighters are tackling this fire in east london which spread from a grassland area to several homes. 2s, which spread from a grassland area to several homes.— to several homes. a number of the because we — to several homes. a number of the because we have _ to several homes. a number of the because we have been _ to several homes. a number of the because we have been dealing i to several homes. a number of the j because we have been dealing with together are wildfires or grass fires in particular where grass has been dry as a result of the weather we had experienced. it is been dry as a result of the weather we had experienced.— we had experienced. it is the hottest day _ we had experienced. it is the hottest day of _ we had experienced. it is the hottest day of the _ we had experienced. it is the hottest day of the uk - we had experienced. it is the hottest day of the uk record | hottest day of the uk record temperatures have gone to a0 celsius for the first time. fires are also spreading and many other parts of europe, particularly in spain and france and there warns about the danger to human health.