basam bonini, bbc news, tabarka, tunisia.res triggered an explosion is at an ammunition depot on thursday. thousands of residents and tourists have been removed from affected areas. our correspondence sent this update from rhodes. weill. sent this update from rhodes. well, there is really _ sent this update from rhodes. well, there is really fear _ sent this update from rhodes. well, there is really fear that _ sent this update from rhodes. well, there is really fear that the - there is really fear that the temperatures are a little bit lower than they were over the last few days. but as you can probably see, the wind is up this morning and that is something that is causing concern to firefighters. because if you can imagine, all of the smouldering embers that are still around because of the fires that have been raging over the past few days, there is a danger that sparks can be blown through the wind and set up a new fires. and in fact, we have been told that there are high alerts for fires in several regions of greece today

basam bonini, bbc news, tabarka, tunisia.at has been scorching the us south and south—west is now being felt across the central and eastern regions of the country, putting some 200 million americans under extreme weather warnings. we're seeing record breaking temperatures in several major cities including in phoenix, arizona, which saw its 28th consecutive day with a high temperature exceeding 110 degrees fahrenheit, which is over 43 degrees celsius. extreme heat waves since june could cost the state of texas $10 billion according to one economic analysis. live now to the bbc�*s bernd debusmann in san antonio, texas. as we heard, texas is one of the states that has been seeing these soaring temperatures recently. describe the situation for us where you are. here in san antonio, one of feels that we are still in the brunt of the heat don't we have been hearing about. now it is about 6pm but still around hundred degrees fahrenheit outside to about 30 degrees —— 40 outside to about 30 degrees —— a0 celsius. difficult to be out t

residents in tabarka and its outskirts are in shock.is a sad landscape. it's just a tiny part of tabarka's forests. it has been razed to the ground. nothing here has survived the wildfires. i can still see the smoke and smell it. and that's the worst scenario for tunisian firefighters. the tunisian civil defence forces work on opening forest routes since the rough terrain has made access to some fires almost impossible. meanwhile, tunisian helicopters and aircraft dispatched from spain struggle to put out the flames. it is a test for the tunisian authorities to assess their readiness to address such disasters. translation: in the last three years, fires have multiplied, . especially in the summer. we have operational plans and preemptive preparations, and this, of course, requires immense potential. all predictions indicate that north africa is more vulnerable to the devastating repercussions of global warming. drought has entered its fifth year across the region, and here are those fires showing their ugly face. basam bonini, bbc news,