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azadeh moshiri there on roads, of greece. azadeh moshiri there on roads. thank— of greece.there on roads, thank you _ of greece. azadeh moshiri there on roads, thank you for _ of greece. azadeh moshiri there on roads, thank you for that _ of greece. azadeh moshiri there on roads, thank you for that update. l roads, thank you for that update. let me show you pictures from algeria, people killed by wildfires there, including ten soldiers employed to bring the flames under control. more than 1000 people evacuated from their homes and forecasters are warning of more extreme heats. here is northeastern italy which attend by strong winds and torrential wins, trees have been blown down and damages to cars and warnings in areas like milan and monza of further thunderstorms to come. a sudden heavy storm has gone because of flash living in berlin, there is disruption to train services. asjust a little there is disruption to train services. as just a little flavour of some of the pictures and detailed around the european continent and elsewhere. let's get analysis from our climate edi

let's cross now to our news reporter azadeh moshiri. deh.— incident, azadeh. see, it is worth aroin incident, azadeh. see, it is worth going through _ incident, azadeh. see, it is worth going through to _ incident, azadeh. see, it is worth going through to the _ incident, azadeh. see, it is worth going through to the pictures - incident, azadeh. see, it is worth going through to the pictures to l going through to the pictures to show our viewers exactly what happened, because it is highly symbolic. in the midst of this cultural festival in toronto, in a landmark building in tehran, women were celebrating by taking off their hijabs, dancing, singing, but of course this is something that officials from authorities certainly don't want people to see and so they literally started dimming the lights until they turned them off altogether. now, this incident is significant for two reasons. the first is something you mentioned, that this is right off the back of iran's hijab and chastity week which only added about two or three days ago, and tha

let's cross now to our news reporter azadeh moshiri. can, azadeh. lousi, it is worth — incident if you can, azadeh. lousi, it is worth running _ incident if you can, azadeh. lousi, it is worth running those _ incident if you can, azadeh. lousi, it is worth running those pictures | it is worth running those pictures again because they are so symbolic of the back of a hijab week. this was during a cultural festival in tehran, the capital. it is in a famous landmark tower, and as women were celebrating the performance, they were getting up, they were taking off their hijabs, they were dancing, they were singing, and especially after that crucial week where they were marking the importance of the hijab, authorities and officials would not want you to quite see that, so lights were not only dimmed, they were turned off. of course, this is not the harshest of consequences we have seen for acts of defiance in that way, but it is worth reminding everyone that these acts carry great consequences. all of this started ten months ago in september, w

azadeh moshiri, bbc news. and our reporter, azadeh moshiri, joins us now from athens.erstand you have been speaking with the greek fire service. what more have they been telling you? they've told me that because of the winds the fire has spread, and that is why they expect to evacuate 1200 people today from three villages including the popular tourist destination and they said even that around 60 to 75 fires burn every day in greece, rhodes is where they are focusing their efforts. the green pines make it difficult to respond to and i spoke to a volunteer with the hellenic red cross who was part of the team helping people on rhodes last night and they said that they worked throughout the night and they were all taking it in shifts and said it was simply devastating that everywhere you looked you saw fires and they said that they were essentially providing lots of food and water to tourists, locals and firefighters themselves who were battling the fires and also providing psychological support for those who are suddenly on holiday and find they are being evacuated and f

azadeh moshiri reports. these are scenes no—one wants repeated.rists looking for a holiday escape flood their resorts in droves. as fires consumed buildings. please, please, this way! thousands were evacuated by land and sea as buildings were consumed by flames in southern rhodes. some hotels burned down altogether. we were really lucky, we got off the beach. but there were hundreds and literally thousands of people still on the beach and everybody was screaming, they were fighting. it was absolutely... it was like armageddon. they were in the sea, there was nowhere for them to go. we got to the car park where a lot of panicked people were waiting for buses. we were one of the lucky ones, we had a hire car so we could just go. we didn't have to wait for taxis or shuttle buses to get us out of the resort. a lot of people were there with wet t—shirts, through their mouth trying to breathe more effectively, because the air by then was unbearable. so, we are one of. the very lucky ones. we managed to get on the authority boat and this is what _ we are

zoe conway, bbc news. 0ur correspondent azadeh moshiri is on the island of rhodes. , what are people there telling you about their experiences clive, people here rhodes airport are angry, and that angry is firmly directed at the airlines. i spoke to a family who had to leave their hotel to reach a beach where thousands were trying to get on boats, only to be told to go to another hotel and sleep on sunbeds. they expected to get support from their airline, they didn't. they kept saying the words, where are they? since then, because there have been so many some of the story to this which i have heard and others have heard across the bbc, support has come in. there is the uk rapid appointment team which is here to guide british holidaymakers to their airlines. to guide british holidaymakers to theirairlines. 0ur to guide british holidaymakers to their airlines. 0ur lines have sent more staff and they have made a point of saying that they understand this is a very difficult situation. easyjet, tui, all of them have sent out similar messages about the health and well—bein

azadeh moshiri reporting there.e latest on the situation in greece and advice about what to do if you have advice about what to do if you have a holiday booked there in the coming weeks, that includes information about flights and travel insurance. you can find all of that on our website. or, of course, on the bbc news app. nhs radiographers, who carry out and analyse scans, have begun a 48—hour strike in parts of england. 37 nhs trusts are affected by the walkout in a dispute about pay. the government insists its 5% pay offer is reasonable, but the society of radiographers says talks should reopen because other public sector workers have been offered more. our health correspondent sophie hutchinson reports. picket lines outside hospitals in england again today, but this time it is radiographers showing their discontent. it is radiographers showing their discontent-— discontent. patients are coming throu~h discontent. patients are coming through the _ discontent. patients are coming through the door _ discontent. pa

azadeh moshiri, bbc news. simon lockton, who's on holiday in rhodes with his son and daughter. hello there, quite a holiday then! ., ., ., then! not what we are expecting. _ then! not what we are expecting, to - then! not what we are expecting, to be - then! not what we are - expecting, to be perfectly honest. we were evacuated at lunchtime yesterday and we have been pretty well looked after but we just do not know what is happening. we have had no news from anywhere. we just have to sit tight until that time comes. . sit tight until that time comes-— sit tight until that time comes. . , ., ., comes. can we start from the beginning. — comes. can we start from the beginning, when _ comes. can we start from the beginning, when did - comes. can we start from the beginning, when did you - comes. can we start from the l beginning, when did you arrive on the island and what has happened to you since then? we arrived happened to you since then? - arrived on the early hours of thursday morning. thursday we were a bit

here is our correspondent, azadeh moshiri, there in mandra. wildfires, yesterday in when many people think of amsterdam, they might imagine scenes like this, but all too often, it actually looks a bit more like this. and the city council is trying to crack down on mass tourism in a number of also, for the tourists and all the visitors, we were in front of the acropolis earlier today and we saw queues upon queues of tourists who were trying to get in before those closing hours. despite the heat, this is tourist season. therefore, authorities are appealing to everyone to take precautions, stay as hydrated as they can because these temperatures are dangerous, as you say. in these temperatures are dangerous, as ou sa . , ., , ., , ., you say. in terms of the people that live there. — you say. in terms of the people that live there, are _ you say. in terms of the people that live there, are they _ you say. in terms of the people that live there, are they heeding - you say. in terms of the people that live there, are they heeding the - live there, a

and with that let's get an update from azadeh moshiri in greece where wildfires continue to burn.ch had fires extend across eight kilometres. when we got here residents pointed us to a local facility. they said just follow the road and you will find somewhere that is completely burnt down. look to my left right here you will see that as a facility here you will see that is a facility that used to house several animals that has been hit by the fires. the owner told me he put the dogs in the basement to try to keep them safe, and as for the other side there are fences that deer hopped over to safety and he's hoping they find food and water and eventually come back here. though as you can see there isn't much left to come back to. one of the concerns several residents have had here as we have met them in the area is that they feel firefighters simply haven't gotten here soon enough and that if they had perhaps scenes like this wouldn't have happened. i did put this to the emergency services, the firefighters in greece, and this is what they said. they have said, we are fighting again

well our reporter azadeh moshiri is in greece where wildfires continue to burn — she sent us this update pointed us here, they said, "follow the road and you'll find a facility that's completely burnt down". when we got here, we spoke to the owner and he said there were animals actually held here, dogs held in the basement for safety as the fires began to spring. now as you can see there's some smoke coming up, so i'll move you in this direction because over here, were deer who were held who hopped across the fence because the fire started engulfing and approaching this area. now here, in mandra, the fire extended across eight km. so scenes like this, devastation like this, is happening across the area, but also across mainland greece. another issue we are hearing from several local residents, including the owner of this facility, is they feel local firefighters didn't get here soon enough, that if they'd managed to respond all the wildfires in time, then perhaps scenes like this wouldn't have happened. 0ur reporter segi forcada is in barcelona in spain and told us more about the situati

well, let's go to greece now and speak to our reporter azadeh moshiri. it looks very hot day. greece experiencing extended period of hot weather with no end in sight. absolutely. they are saying this could be the longest heatwave in the history of greece, up to 17 days. the last heatwave lasted 11 days. that was the last on record. right now we are hovering below a0 celsius here in lagonisi, but temperatures are expected to rise up to a5 celsius by sunday. those are scorching temperatures. that is why archaeological sites like the acropolis is shut during the hottest hours to protect workers and tourists visiting them. away from the capital i spoke a few minutes ago to the fire service here in greece, that said that these are extremely difficult conditions, extremely difficult conditions, extremely dangerous weather conditions in fact that's make it so hard for firefighters to respond to these fires, that is why they are on high alert across greece. greece is just one of a number of countries experiencing record temperatures. yes. this has been affecting

extreme heat has caused havoc in parts of greece in recent days. 0ur reporter azadeh moshiri sent this rhodes. the wind is exactly what firefighters are so worried about now. i'm in one of the worst hit areas. and if you look behind me, it's hard to imagine that that's exactly the kind of holiday villa that someone would have rented to lay by the pool, to lay on those sunbeds that now are completely scorched. and if i move you to the hills in front of it, you'll see that this villa was completely surrounded by flames. the stories we've heard from tourists and holidaymakers, you canjust imagine what happened here. and if i take you a little further in front of me there, you'll see that it was truly surrounded. 0n the other side of this road is more scorched earth that is completely barren land. now, the process of rebuilding areas like this has already begun. there's a month's long state of emergency that has been declared because tourism, these areas are so important to the economy of rhodes, even though this is localised in the south. but the risks are even greater than this. two peop

with the very latest here's our reporter azadeh moshiri. behind me there's some charred trees. this is localised in southern roads. this is localised in southern roads. this is localised in southern roads. this is what is difficult for fire fighters to respond to, water bombers have come here several times and that fire truck is clearly trying to respond. the weather conditions are difficult. the winds have been fanning the flames. they were not so close before but are now. rememberthis were not so close before but are now. remember this is southern roads, officials say this is localised. these fires are affected less than 10% of hotels. but this is why the greek prime minister and officials have been saying there will be a hard time for the next few days. the difficulty fire fighters are having is with rising temperatures and weather conditions which are clearly not over. extreme weather conditions are causing problems in other parts of the world. in algeria, at least 34 people have beeen killed by wildfires — including ten soldiers who we

i'm azadeh moshiri in greece's capital, athens. has warned that the hard times are not over yet, and that's because it's sweltering hot here. many of the archaeological sites here in greece have decided to shut operations during the hottest hours. that includes the acropolis, behind me — it will be shut every day from noon until 5:30pm, untiltemperatures dissipate. countries in southern europe will experience the same thing. spain, italy, greece — all these places have been given weather alerts. and that means that southern europe is now feeling the real effects of climate change, which makes extreme weather more frequent and more severe. i'm jean mackenzie in seoul, and this week in asia, - we've had to contend _ with various weather extremes, from record heat inl china to flash floods here in south korea. last saturday, 14 people were tragically killed - in their cars when a major - underpass was suddenly flooded. south korea is in the midst of its monsoon season, - but already this year it's - received more than the total amount

our reporter azadeh moshiri is in lagonisi, southeast of athens and gave us this update.xtremely hot here in greece. i was speaking to someone who said it's unusual for them that they are concerned about how hot it is. this isn't the experience they are used to. so locals are very much feeling met. records could potentially be broken. you mention it could be the longest heatwave in history, increases history which could last up increases history which could last up to 17 days. and it could potentially be one of the hottest july is on record for greece. so for the fire service, there is a real concern because this is a country that has been rocked by these wildfires. they have been battling the blazes fought days now and when i spoke to the fire service earlier, they said they expected tomorrow to be extremely dangerous. they are on high alert as is the civil protection unit because they believe more fires could potentially be reignited and it's extremely difficult conditions, extremely difficult conditions, extremely difficult weather conditions for the firefighters to be

our reporter azadeh moshiri is in lagonisi, south—east of athens and gave us this update.s are set to rise, but also break records here in greece. now, for some, that may mean flocking to the beach like here in lagonisi. but for others, the dangers are far more immediate. now, every morning, my team checks in with the fire service. and this morning they told us that the fires that have been raging throughout the mainland in places like lagonisi are mainly under control today. but they warned that they were putting all their resources into rhodes. and by this afternoon and the evening, the imagesjust kept trickling in of the smoke covering the island, people being evacuated in their hundreds, hotels burning down, reportedly, as you mentioned. and the problem is, is that fire that's been burning for days is proving to be very difficult to respond to. the fire service told me that that's because of the extreme humidity, the winds, the temperatures. it makes all of this so difficult, which is why the international support that's been coming in from european countries has been

our reporter azadeh moshiri is in athens. her what she's hearing from the greek authorities. they've said that these fires have spread, that they are expecting to have to evacuate more people today. three villages in the east, including lindos, which is a popular tourist destination. and they've said they think it might turn into 1,200 people that will be evacuated today. and the problem is they've said even though it can dissipate in the morning, these winds have made these fires very difficult to contain, they're spreading. and therefore, with the temperatures that are rising with these difficult weather conditions, it's going to present further problems for them. that's why they're not optimistic about the future. they believe that the situation could get worse not only in rhodes, but also the mainland where they believe fires could reignite. because remember earlier this week, that's where the focus of these wildfires was. but they do believe that the situation is particularly difficult to contain in rhodes, because this

our reporter azadeh moshiri is in rhodes for us this morning. ny who i met yesterday at the airport have been boarding those flights to leave. hundreds have gone back to the uk, reunited with their families after having gone through very difficult or deals, but of course many are also waiting to get on flights today. the foreign office hasn't told brits to stay away, they haven't said that rhodes and greece as a whole is an area to avoid, and neither have greek officials. and that's because a lot of these fires it is important to are localised, they are mainly in the south and you will see bulldozers behind me because they were creating fire breaks as the fire from the hills behind me got here, so it is very much an active situation. but they are insisting, all these officials, that the fact is that these wildfires happen mostly in remote areas. the scenes we saw in rhodes which were because of fires that were out of control won't be happening all the time. but of course when i spoke to the fire service they made clear that because of the dry hea

tui has become the latest travel company to cancel flights to rhodes. 0ur reporter azadeh moshiri wasarlier and filed this update. our team and i have been here at rhodes airport throughout the day and one thing is clear. people are upset, they're disappointed with their airlines, they feel like they've been let down. we have heard of traumatic stories — stories of families who were rushed out to beaches, where people were fighting over boats, only to end up at another hotel where they had to sleep on sunbeds throughout the night. to come to an airport where they feel like their airline is simply nowhere to be found, as they are trying to figure out how they can go home to safety. the wildfires are not over here in greece. two more villages have had to be evacuated — the fire service called soon after the villagers were evacuated and they received that emergency call, and of course the fires themselves have been happening on other islands — corfu, evia — and even with those situations under control, its clear that this temperature, this heat, this humidity, these winds are causing wil

azadeh moshiri has more from the city of kouvaras.eral fires have made their way through mainland greece. here, where i am, we are in kouvaras, which is south—east of athens, and you can see that wildfires have torn through these hills. now, you can see the burnt trees around me. you can see the ash on the ground. but if you were here with me, you'd be able to smell it, as well. now, this fire that's torn through these hills is suspected to have been done by a man who lit a fire. he's now been arrested. but the consequences are the same as the other wildfires we see in other parts of mainland greece. it is decimation across these hills. we spoke to firefighters who worked here, and helped evacuate people in the hills, who were living in different parts of kouvaras, and they have been told they can now return to their homes, but as temperatures around here continue to grow, because the peak is set to hit in the next few days, thursday to sunday, they've said that these scenes, these wildfires could not be the last we've seen in mainlan

and two wildfires are burning out of control. 0ur reporter azadeh moshiri is in kouvaras — south eastt this update. severalfires have made their way through mainland greece. here where i am, we are in kouvaras, south—east of athens and you can see that wildfires have torn through these hills. now, you can see the burnt trees around me. you can see the ash on the ground. but if you were here with me you'd be able to smell it as well. now, this fire that's torn through these hills is suspected to have been done by a man who lit a fire. he's now been arrested. but the consequences are the same of the other wildfires we see in other parts of mainland greece. it is decimation across these hills. we spoke to firefighters who worked here and helped evacuate people in the hills who were living in different parts of kouvaras and they have been told they can now return to their homes, but as temperatures around here continue to grow, because the peak is set to hit in the next few days, thursday—sunday, they've said that these scenes, these wildfires could not be the last we've seen in mainland

authorities, as temperatures above 39 degrees celsius — could last for up to 17 days. 0ur reporter azadeh moshirins and gave us this update. there is no respite from the heat here in greece. i was speaking earlier to someone in lagonisi, they were saying this is unusual for them. they are concerned about how hot it is. this is not the experience that they are used to. locals are very much feeling that. records could potentially be broken. you mentioned the fact there could be the longest heatwave in history, in the history of greece, that would last up to 17 days. it also is potentially going to be one of the hottestjulys on record for greece. 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 blazes for days now. when i spoke to the fire service 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

and our reporter, azadeh moshiri, joins us now from athens.w that you have been speaking to the authorities. what have they been telling you? they have said that these fires have spread, that they are expecting to have to evacuate more people today, in three villages in the east, including a popular tourist destination, and they said they think it might turn into 1200 people that will be evacuated today. the problem is as they have said, even though it can dissipate in the morning, these winds have made these files very difficult to contain. they are spreading. temperatures that are rising with these difficult weather conditions, it is going to present further problems for them. that is why they are not optimistic about the future, they believe that the situation could get worse, not only in a roads, but also in the mainland with a believe fires could reignite. earlierthis mainland with a believe fires could reignite. earlier this week that is where the focus of these wildfires was. they do believe the situation particularly difficult to conta

our reporter azadeh moshiri is on rhodes and sent this update.e the village of masari and you can see behind me there's some charred trees. these were olive trees. there are embers to the right of me that are burning, as well. this was a firebreak that was created to protect the village nearby. that's because these fires are spreading now across the island of rhodes. i got a call from the fire service who told me that there is still this big wildfire across rhodes and that they thought perhaps they might have it under control, it seemed better this morning, but then afterwards there was a resurgence between the towns of gennady and vati in the south because two rivers dried up and they were extremely strong winds. essentially, he was saying we are still hunting fires every day and that rhodes is still the biggest problem they're facing right now. yeah, temperatures expected to soar again today across the country. warnings of more fires and more difficulty trying to tackle them as resources are now so stretched, aren't they, azadeh? absolutely, an

azadeh moshiri is in greece, where wildfires continue to burn — she sent us this update., in mandra, which had fires extend local residents pointed us here, saying follow the road and you'll find a facility that's completely burnt down. when we got here, we spoke to the owner who said there were animals actually held here, dogs held in the basement for safety as the fires began to spring. now as you can see there's some smoke coming up, so i'll move you in this direction because over here, there were deer who were held who hopped across the fence because the fire started engulfing and approaching this area. now here, the fire extended across eight km. so seems like this, devastation like this is happening across the area, but also across mainland greece —— seems like this. another issue we are hearing from several local residents, including the owner of this facility, as they feel local firefighters didn't get here soon enough, that if they managed to respond all the wildfires in time, then perhaps seems like this wouldn't have happened. i spoke to our reporter sergi forc

let's cross now to our news reporter azadeh moshiri. tell us about the latest incident.images are simply so symbolic. you will see that during a cultural festival in the capital tehran in a landmark building in the city, women started celebrating the performance by taking off their hijabs, dancing and singing. as you mentioned, this is off the back of hijab week, and authorities and officials certainly don't want to see these sorts of incidents so they literally started dimming the lights until they eventually turned them all off. the reason it is so symbolic is because hijab we only ended three days ago, where state media broadcast wall to wall coverage of rallies organised across the country by the government of pro—hijab supporters. in full transparency we would show you images of those rallies as well but because they were broadcast on iranian state media which simply don't have the rights. but it shows women are still defying the compulsory hijab law in iran ten months after the death of mahsa amini in september. the protests have been going _ amini in september. th

azadeh moshiri is in kouvaras — south east of athens — where wildfires broke out monday night. in ljubljana. and imogen foulkes is in switzerland. i started by asking azadeh to bring us up to date on the situation in greece... i don't know if you can see it right now, but some of the winds are being felt here, and that is really complicating the situation for the firefighters within the country, because it makes it that much more difficult for them to get close to the fires and fight them. now, where i am today is the aftermath of those fires. as you can see around me, these hills have been completely decimated. if you were here with me right now, you would not only be able to see the fact that these trees have been burned, but you would be able to smell the ash and feel how hot it is around here. but in other parts of greece, on the other side of athens, fires have still been burning. this is very much a situation where firefighters are having to continue to respond to it. here where i am, this was suspected of being started by a man who supposedly lit a fire. he is now been a

azadeh moshiri is in kouvaras — south east of athens — where wildfires broke out monday night. watchow? here in greece several fires have been ripping through the mainland because of the impact of the heatwave and some of the wind is making it difficult for firefighters to get close to those fires. here, where i am in kouvaras, we saw very strong fires and this is the aftermath. you can smelt the burnt ash and the trees that were lit on fire. this one was suspected of being lit by a man who has now been arrested and the firefighters are still trying to deal with the consequences but have said, when we spoke to them earlier, people who have evacuated can now return and their work is to essentially monitor their work is to essentially monitor the fires across the country and make sure they can outpace them. yesterday 1200 children were evacuated from a camp on the other side of athens because that is what it has come down to. when the flames approach you, it is about outrunning them. the sun in sicily is scorching hot, the air is stifling and oppressive. like many other cities across i

our reporter azadeh moshiri joins us from kallithea in greece.ng in the last little while. i'm west of athens. one of the hardest—hit areas and you just need to look behind me to see why. firefighters pointed me to this neighbourhood because, as you can see, house after house has been destroyed and this is something we've been seeing a lot of obviously, bricks from the roof completely collapsing into these living rooms. i came here earlier and at the time i saw civil protection officials come and they were putting different marks on this house because this is not the only house, so many in this neighbourhood have been affected this way and this is a red triangle and it essentially means this house is unlivable because in the aftermath of the wildfires, we have been showing those on the bbc, the government needs to figure out which houses can be rebuilt, which need to be on completely different land because the people whose lives have been upended or going to want to see that they are taken care of. and i was just mentioning they are, they are exp

in the past hour, our reporter azadeh moshiri told us about the evacuation operations currently underisland of rhodes. well, here in athens. i just got off the phone with the fire service moments ago, and he told us that the fire service apologises for any mess, that this is a very difficult operation for them, that they're human and they're trying the best they can in difficult conditions. now, he explained that it's exactly the reason that makes rhodes so attractive to tourists that is making it so difficult for them to contain these fires. it's the greenery, the tall pines that make these wildfires so easy to spread. and so that's why whatever holiday these tourists were looking for, blue skies are now orange haze, blanketed smoke over the south of the island. hotels have burnt down, some of them have, though he mentioned that it was a minority of hotels. it's about 10% is what he said of them. about 2,000 people have been evacuated by sea and the and about 1,500 by land. and i asked him, is there hope for better news tomorrow? and he said, given the fact that temperatures are risi

extreme heat has caused havoc across many parts of southern europe in recent days. 0ur reporter azadeh moshirirst—affected areas — the greek island of rhodes. what you're seeing is high season on the southern part of the island of rhodes. these beachfront coffee shops are where some people would have food, would have drinks, and instead every single one of them now represents someone�*s livelihood that has gone up in flames. and it's notjust businesses like this that are at stake. two people died on the mainland in the fire near boulos earlier this week two pilots died on the island of evia. what we're witnessing right now in some parts of greece, because, of course, it's not across all of the country nor across all of the island. but what we're witnessing are the consequences of extreme weather, temperatures that have reached 45 degrees celsius on some parts of the island. 19,000 people evacuated on this island alone. that is greece's largest ever evacuation operation. and so when we're talking about extreme weather, the stakes are clearly very high. italy's government has approved new measur

live now to greece to speak to our reporter azadeh moshiri.lagonisi, south—east of athens. just talk us through where you are what has been happening. temperatures are set to rise but also break records here in greece. for some, that may mean flocking to the beast like here in mag lucy —— beach —— but for others it's more dangerous. this morning, the fire services told us that the fire is raging throughout mainland in places like here are mainly under control today but they were putting all their resources into rhodes and by their resources into rhodes and by the evening, more smoked covered the island and people being evacuated in their hundreds. hotels burning down reportedly as he mentioned in that fire that has been burning for days is proving to be very difficult to respond to. the fire service told me that because of the extreme humidity, the winds, the temperatures making this so difficult which is why the international support that has been coming in from european countries has been so needed. you coming in from european countries has

the bbc�*s azadeh moshiri is in rhodes.service thinks this could be the most dangerous situation experienced yet. the wind is not... this fire behind me isjust spreading all over the place. there is a big flare—up there. but if you come across with me here and look across the hillside behind me, you can see several really extensive flare—ups. a moment to go, you can see the flames spreading it down at the hillside there. a helicopter just came up, presumably to dump water on to the flames below. this pie is moving back and forth crosses area. and you can see it has really been here. look at the scorched earth. down here, you can see the extent of the disruption. no curious —— no tourists here now, ordinarily this would be full of them enjoying the summer sun this would be full of them enjoying the summersun and this would be full of them enjoying the summer sun and the sparkling sea. that is what is really worrying the greek authorities. this is not the greek authorities. this is not the image that this tourist island once

azadeh moshiri, bbc news.e will be hearing more from those affected a little later this morning. forthe affected a little later this morning. for the moment, affected a little later this morning. forthe moment, let's affected a little later this morning. for the moment, let's find out what else is in the news. thanks, ben. a drastic decline in childminders could lead to a shortage of places according to warnings from early years providers. a fifth of carers have quit in the last three years as our education reporter vanessa clarke reports. have you done that? do you want some stickers? , ., ,~' stickers? childminders tasked with the vitaljob _ stickers? childminders tasked with the vitaljob of— stickers? childminders tasked with the vitaljob of teaching _ stickers? childminders tasked with the vitaljob of teaching and - stickers? childminders tasked with the vitaljob of teaching and caring| the vitaljob of teaching and caring for our youngest children. this group in merseyside gather together every week, by th

joining me live are our correspondents across europe — azadeh moshiri in the greek capital, athens andofia bettiza in the italian city of palermo. we are looking at those live pictures north of athens, you are southeast of athens, and the fact that all of these areas are affected show how widespread this problem is for the greek government. that’s for the greek government. that's ri . ht. for the greek government. that's right. several— for the greek government. that's right. several fires _ for the greek government. that's right. several fires have - for the greek government. that's right. several fires have been - right. severalfires have been travelling through mainland greece. you were just talking about the fires that are burning on the other side at that firefighters stopped to and are asking for help, they send for planes two from italy and one from france —— to from italy into from france —— to from italy into from france, where you see where i am is the aftermath of what happens when those wildfires hit. now you see burned trees, you can smell the ash here and the ground itsel

extreme heat has caused havoc across many parts of southern europe in recent days. 0ur reporter azadeh moshiri — the greek island of rhodes. just take us through some of what you have seen, even in the last 2a hours. you have seen, even in the last 24 hours. ., , ., ., you have seen, even in the last 24 hours. ., i. ., hours. matthew, what you are looking at riaht hours. matthew, what you are looking at right now — hours. matthew, what you are looking at right now is — hours. matthew, what you are looking at right now is high _ hours. matthew, what you are looking at right now is high season _ hours. matthew, what you are looking at right now is high season on - hours. matthew, what you are looking at right now is high season on the - at right now is high season on the southern part of the island of rhodes. these are tables where people would have had food, drinks. and yet, now every single one of these coffee shops is a representation of livelihoods that have gone up in flames. that's what the stakes of these extreme temperatures are, its people is's livelihoods. now, that's notjust businesse

let's head to rhodes again. 0ur reporter azadeh moshiri joins us now from rhodes.been a terrible week. ., ., week. right now, i am in the southern _ week. right now, i am in the southern part _ week. right now, i am in the southern part of— week. right now, i am in the southern part of the - week. right now, i am in the southern part of the island i week. right now, i am in thej southern part of the island of rhodes which is of course where the fires have been concentrated and localised and i am in one of the worst hit areas. we have been travelling through this area and you will see that right down to the sea, buildings have been burnt down. not all of them, it is really important to understand that. when a fire hits, it hits badly. so much of these buildings, these businesses, that represents pupils livelihoods have been scorched. that is what the people of rhodes, the locals we speak to, are so concerned about, what does it mean for their future? this extreme heat, of course, the dry heat, the winds, mean that they are worried that all of this could continue and

the bbc�*s azadeh moshiri has more. the bbc�*s azadeh batty in southern rhodes.est concern they have right now, this area here. now, this is localised in southern rhodes, this is where this happening and that's what's so difficult for firefighters to respond to. we've seen water bombers come several times around and several times around here and that fire truck is clearly trying to respond to it that fire truck is clearly trying t| weatheri to it that fire truck is clearly trying t| weather conditions but it is weather conditions here that are so difficult. we've been watching the wind is literally a fan these claims. they were not disclosed before but they are now. now of course, remember, this is southern rods. 0fficials course, remember, this is southern rods. officials have been saying that this is localised. all these fires affected less than 10% of hotels, but of course this is why the greek prime minister and officials have been saying there will be a hard time the next few days, the difficulty firefighters are having with these rising temperatures and the

and our reporter azadeh moshiri joins us now from the south east of the island of rhodes.hours take me through it. , , , ., ~ in the last 24 hours take me through it. this is peak season for tauris here in rhodes _ it. this is peak season for tauris here in rhodes and _ it. this is peak season for tauris here in rhodes and across - it. this is peak season for taurisl here in rhodes and across greece it. this is peak season for tauris - here in rhodes and across greece and get the southern part of the island look like this. that is but the beach look like behind me instead of having lots of toursits there it is completely empty, the lender and has been scorched and the activity you normally see on the beach here, one of the worst affected areas, is completely different than years past. here we are seeing planes regularly comes out to collect water to continue battling fires the reaching across the island. with the businesses right here that are completely ruined, empty and scorched rest typically those businesses, the speech are meant to be fuelling the economy of the islan