wildfires continue to spread in southern france, as well as in spain, portugal and greece. up in the woods you can see guys tackling the fires. there is a huge amount of activity down here and it is hot, it is smoky. just look at the haze in the trees. we'll have details from france, and the uk, including flintshire — which recorded the highest—ever temperature in wales. one other main story tonight... the race to be conservative leader and next prime minister is down to four, with rishi sunak still in the lead. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel: simply the rest — ben stokes will retire from one day international cricket after tuesday's series opener with south africa. welcome to bbc news at ten. the intense heatwave affecting many parts of britain has triggered an extreme red weather warning for most of england, meaning an actual threat to life. it's putting the health service under pressure and it's caused disruption for many travellers. the heatwave is due to reach its point of greatest danger tomorrow afternoon. wales has experienced its hottest—ever da

fires forcing thousands across the country, as well as in spain, portugal, and greece, to evacuate.eing their homes, taking their animals and what they could carry. in zamora, spain, passengers surrounded by wildfire as their train passes through the blaze. this man digging a ditch, trying to protect his village. he was burned running away from the fire. he's now in critical condition with burns over 80% of his body. firefighting planes seen landing and scooping inseawater as beachgoers try to cool off in the waters nearby. new fires breaking out in greece, where more than 5,000 people have been ordered to evacuate. the decade of 2010 to 2020 was the hottest decade in recorded history. crushing temperatures not just overseas. in the u.s., over 100 million americans under heat alerts. over the past 50 years the summer temps in the u.s. have steadily been rising. in texas, the heat exacerbating wildfires. one grass fire in north texas near fort worth spreading quickly, destroying multiple homes. >> they say that's the one good thing they've got going for them, this pretty much endless

in europe and alarming commute in areas in spain, portugal and greece are being consumed by wildfire.luton airport, flights have been suspended as part of the runway has melted. no schools in england and —— most schools in england and —— most schools in england and —— most schools in england and well have stayed open but some have closed early are not opened at all. and it is a challenge to keep the livestock cool a teenager dies... later in the hour on the bbc news channel, the latest from the world athletics championships in oregon, where katarina johnson—thompson is attempting to regain her heptathlon title. good evening, welcome to the bbc news. forecasters expect tomorrow is likely to break records in england and scotland. scientists are warning that we will see more of these temperatures due to climate change. some train tracks have buckled in the heat and fights have been suspended due to melted runways. an unprecedented red weather warning for extreme heat, meaning there's a threat to life, is in place in much of england including manchester, london and leeds. temperatures hav

so it's a particular severe heat wave that's been kind of brewing over spain and portugal and also north west africa or last few days, really. and it's been hot there for ashley quire a while even through me, and it's been drying out the ground. we've been intense, find the heat over iberia, and then the perfect weather set up is there just to then start listing that north through places like france. and in the case we're just starting to see just how hot this area masses as it lists north. so basically we've got an extreme weather event, but given the long term warming of our planet, this sort of thing is just easier to break records. now the, our planet isn't deep, warmer and let's talk about the role climate change plays in all of this. how. how is this be exacerbated by a planet that is becoming warmer and warmer shot? well, it maybe says more simple. if you just think that the planet warming or hall sources, places like north africa, even through spain, portugal in france, there warmer the sea surface temperatures are also very warm across mediterranean. and when we start to lift th

petrified as train passes through fire either side, dozens of out-of-control wildfires across spain, portugal and france have forced thousands to flee as unprecedented heat wave scorches europe and uk, issued first ever extreme heat warning. officials say at least 1,100 people have died in spain and portugal already as result of the heat and fear the true death toll won't be known for weeks. less than 1% of homes in europe have air conditioning and same with uk, now unprecedented heat. >> maps in the past didn't look this dark, fact is they didn't because we've never seen temperatures as high as this in the uk before. >> reporter: our inez ines de la cuetara on the scene. >> reporter: in france, thick smoke, flames freshly reunited, strong winds and extreme heat fanning flames. >> reporter: in london, so hot at luton airport, flights were suspended when the tarmac started to melt. and impervious buckingham palace guards needed water. here in the uk, officials have linked at least 11 deaths to the heat, including several drownings. government scientists are warning intensity and frequency of t

temperatures are already soaring across continental europe with wildfires burning in parts of france, spain and portugaly conditions are fuelling the flames. 281 people are known now to have died in spain and portugal due to the high temperatures. bethany bell reports. forests are aflame in southern europe. after days of searing heat, wildfires continue to spread. in south—western france, hundreds of people had to be evacuated. the countryside around salamanca in spain was on fire. in portugal, the flames reached one of the country's main motorways. the emergency services are on high alert. in faro, in the algarve, some holiday—makers decided to go home early when the flames got too close. we are leaving because the fire was apparently controlled yesterday but it's coming very close to our house. we were renting for one week of holiday and we decided not to stay for one day with — with the risk of of fire so close to us. portugal has experienced record high temperatures this week — a grim reality. climate change is, i think, that one of the conditions that make it harder to — to firefighting this kind o

live from berlin, a record breaking heat wave in south western europe. wildfires blaze across portugal, spain and france as hundreds died from the effects of the hot weather, also on the program. ukraine. braces for an escalation of attacks on all fronts, as russia ordered its forces to step up their operations. ah, i am pablo fo lillius. welcome to the program. tens of thousands have been forced to flee wildfires as south western europe swelter is in a record breaking heat wife. hundreds of people have died from the effects of the hot weather and tens of thousands more have had to flee these wildfires. the worst hid countries are france, spain, and portugal. scientists are blaming manmade climate change and our warning there will be more extreme weather events in the future. the summer skies are blotted out by smoke, as wild fires burn across southwest to europe. in france, portugal and spain, high winds and dry conditions make tough work for the fire fighters. several of whom have died. battling the blazes. thousands of residents have been evacuated in all 3 countries. hello, mikayla. we ha

of global warming. blazes have destroyed property and vast stretches of forest and france, spain and portugal, italy and greece. hundreds of people have died in the record breaking heat and forecasters worn. there's little prospect of any respite. the u. k is not known for hot weather, but this week is proving exceptional. huge crowns are heading to the beaches despite travel networks. also feeling the heat. in britain average temperatures in july or in the twenty's se anything approaching 30 counts as a heat wave with the mercury. now nearing 40 and extreme heat warning is in place even for the north of england folk off to say on tuesday the u. k. all time record of 38.7 could be surpassed. this weather is absolutely unprecedented. we have never seen anything like these temperatures in our models before. but by the end of the century, we anticipate anything up to one to 340 degrees, depending on the mission, of course we for, britons are not used to extreme heat. so officials are advising the public to take sensible precautions outdoors, in particular, take measures to be hydrated, stay in t

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west affected france, spain and portugal as fire fighters, bots, all destructive forest blazes. the heat wave shows no sign of reason. scientists are blaming manmade climate change and are wanting there will be more extreme weather events in the future. the summer skies are blotted out by smoke, as wild fires burn across southwest europe. in france, portugal and spain, high winds and dry conditions make tough work for the fire fighters. several of whom have died. battling the blazes. thousands of residents have been evacuated in all 3 countries. hello, mikayla. we haven't slept all night enough to have a social worker came to see me and pick up my elderly uncle. emily, i'm able to make it up. we spent the night in a nearby town, but we didn't sleep at all on look. and among them, you know, i don't either even away from the fires, there's no relief from the heat. a wave of record breaking temperatures has killed hundreds and spain where thermometers have hit 45 degrees. to compound the misery soaring energy prices mean many are forced to choose between keeping cool and their bank

climates which leads to these extreme weather events the likes of which we have heard about in portugal and spainacross europe as well. ~ . , ., , w as well. what should we be doing? i'm sure as well. what should we be doing? i'm sure you _ as well. what should we be doing? i'm sure you are — as well. what should we be doing? i'm sure you are assess _ as well. what should we be doing? i'm sure you are assess all- as well. what should we be doing? i'm sure you are assess all the i i'm sure you are assess all the time. should be and can we do to stop it getting any worse? the main thin is to stop it getting any worse? the main thing is to put— stop it getting any worse? the main thing is to put pressure _ stop it getting any worse? the main thing is to put pressure on - thing is to put pressure on governments. they held the big rivers here so we have seen a lot impact from things like the school strikes putting that pressure on leaders and we need to all be doing that much more consistently in holding governments to account and supporting them and they put in place, you know, policies and changes t

temperatures are already soaring across continental europe with wildfires burning in parts of france, spain and portugaly conditions are fuelling the flames. 281 people are known now to have died in spain and portugal due to the high temperatures. well, our reporter mark lobel has been following that story and hejust gave me this update. these wildfires that are coming early, they're more intense, they're more frequent, they're longer—lasting across france, spain and portugal, as we were hearing from bethany there. the latest in portugal is that there are about 900 firefighters tackling around ten fires and in pinhao, the temperatures reaching 47 degrees celsius — that's a record for portugal injuly. in spain, the north is not normally exposed to really extreme temperatures. they're seeing that in the north—west, temperatures are reaching up to 42 degrees there. in france, in the south—west, about 11,000 people still unable to return to their homes there because of fires, four days after those fires. and in morocco — north africa also affected — morocco, temperatures of 45 degrees and droughts there. vi

live from berlin, a record breaking heat wave in southern europe. wildfires blaze cross portugal, france and spain, as hundreds die from the effects of the hot weather. also in the program, ukraine accuses russia using a captured nuclear power plant to store weapons and shells targets. the pro and other cities come on, the fire. and china is all powerful corona virus warning app is being used to limit the movements of people that they used as problematic. ah, i'm all on psycho a one. welcome to the southern europe is being hit with a record breaking heat wave. hundreds of people have died from the effects of the hot weather and tens of thousands more have fled from wild fires, the worsted countries of france, spain, and portugal. scientists blaming manmade climate change and our warning there will be more extreme weather events in the future. the summer skies are blotted out by smoke, as wild fires burn across southwest europe. in france, portugal and spain, high winds and dry conditions make tough work for the fire fighters. several of whom have died. battling the blazes. thousands of residents h

against the initiative of the european commission to reduce gas consumption, in addition to hungary spain, portugal and greece spoke , it is noteworthy that this is the south of europe where the heating season is relatively easy. but, as for the green transition, you generally have to forget hungary , like many other countries, is urgently restarting coal-fired power plants. the european commission wants to save 45 billion cubic meters of gas in the coming months. today the minister of energy of the eu countries will discuss this initiative at an extraordinary meeting on the eve of brussels assessed the shortage of gas in the european scenario moderate winter, 30 billion cubic meters. cold, just 45 already. it is known that hungary and the entire european south, except for italy, where another political crisis is now opposed to savings. the czech republic, however, insists on amending the brussels proposal in particular. prague would like to see mechanisms for an exception to the recommendation to reduce gas consumption, while as the energy crisis worsens, the european commission has the right to m

alone just now known to have died in spain and portugal alonejust from now known to have diedal alone just from the higher temperatures. our correspondent reports from the south coast of portugal. forests are a flame in central europe. after days of searing heat, wildfires continue to spread. in southwestern france, hundreds of people are to be evacuated. the countryside in spain was on fire. and portugal, the flames reached one of the countries main motorways. the emergency services are on high alert. in the area, some holiday—makers decided to go home early when the flames got too close. we go home early when the flames got too close. ~ . ., go home early when the flames got too close. ~ . . , .. , too close. we are leaving because the fire is coming _ too close. we are leaving because the fire is coming dangerously - too close. we are leaving because l the fire is coming dangerously close to her houses. we were renting for one week of holiday and we decided not to stay for one day, but the risk of fire so close to us. portugal is experience record high temperatures this wee

of residents of had to leave their homes. france and portugal are also battling wildfires, and at least one person has died. any one has been to spain or portugal in the summer knows that it's hot and it's dry. these conditions while they're perfect for while fires and you with research as publishing in the journal nature, geo science say that because of changes to a high pressure system out in the atlantic called the assorted high, the iberian peninsula is the driest. it's been for 1200 years. there is a drought in spain. water reserves have shrunk more than 20 percent this year, because all he been, we say to ourselves, but how we going to wind up either we see a lack of water or a desert, illinois. it's not so much for us, but for our children and grandchildren. the conditions of made it impossible for barley and wheat farmers to take full advantage of the rising cost of cereals than that. and then what and thinking when the both the there would be a loss of 30 to 40 percent and in some areas of the province of lighter, we're talking about 607080 percent loss meteorologist. say climate change is making both droughts and heat wave

in france spain portugal croatia abnormal heat in the uk today will be above 40° burning fox and fieldsat are the forecasts next? today large-scale celebrations in honor of the doom of the relics of sergius of radonezh brought here the icon of the trinity by andrei rublev how the festive events are going, we will find out from our correspondent. sergei shoigu inspected the russian group vostok performing the task of a special military operation in ukraine at the command post the head of the russian military department was informed about the current situation and the progress in fulfilling the assigned combat missions to defeat the enemy forces. the head of the ministry of defense outlined the priorities for this defeat.

across europe the heat wave has brought deadly wild fires in france, spain, portugal and greece, withd it is to broadcast a live televised hustings with the final two candidates on monday. pay rises are to be announced today for more than two million public sector workers, including doctors, nurses and teachers. and could you soon be allowed to get married in your back garden? a change in the law is set to give couples more say over wedding venues

good afternoon alexander has already spoken out against spain , portugal and hungary have approved theackage of sanctions, but there are more and more disagreements between the prime ministers. italy mario dragi. resigned from the post of head of government. and this time he really leaves on the eve of the italian senate formally expressed confidence in the prime minister, however, a number of the party, the ruling coalition from participating in the vote, the earlier party of the movement refused. five the stars also refused to participate in another vote, when the 23 billion euros were discussed in the branch. assistance to inflation-affected citizens and companies split in europe fuels the energy crisis gas is becoming more expensive, however, as russian president vladimir putin recalled in iran, the west itself provoked a rise in prices by abandoning oil and gas from russia last year, gas in europe cost 100 e euro per 1.000. rub. in the first half of last year 250 today well 1700 euros for 1.5 or investment. uh, in the main capital in the traditional energy industry fell because of

what is the reason, and who will take their place in france spain portugal croatia abnormal heat in the uk today above 40° burn field lichen. what are the forecasts for today ? how are the festive events, we learn from our correspondent? sergei shoigu inspected the russian group vostok , which is carrying out the task of a special military operation in ukraine, at the command post, the head of the russian military department reported on the current situation and the progress of the assigned combat missions to defeat enemy forces. the head of the ministry of defense outlined the priorities. this is the defeat by high-precision weapons of long -range rocket and artillery weapons of the enemy, from which they hit the elderly quarters, settlements of donbass and deliberately they set fire to fields with wheat, as well as storehouses of grain. i remember earlier the minister of defense inspected the russian grouping yucca center, which is headed by sergei suroviki on colonel-general alexander lapin russia iran has long been under sanctions, said the press secretary of the russian president.

extreme heat does not give europe a single day, natural fires earlier that engulfed portugal, spain andrance are now raging in italy, croatia, greece , people suffer from abnormally high temperatures and equipment overheat power units. the au will deal with the consequences. the heat is getting harder. after all , now in europe we have to turn off cooling and save water on how the situation was affected sanctions war against russia from brussels reportage. alexei konopko. right through the fire now you have to wade. they are unlikely to evacuate 6,000 people throughout the south of france near the commune la test, debuche in the gironde the situation is so critical that planes are sent there to extinguish fires that were supposed to fly over the champs elysees in honor of bastille day , 600 hectares have already burned out. forests. the police woke us up at night and told us not to panic. we had 30 minutes to leave the house and collect, a minimum of things in portugal, 3,000 firefighters are fighting the fire, one for each hectare destroyed in 80% of the country's territory in the zone

in portugal, on thursday it was 47 degrees — a record temperature forjuly. in fact, in spaine than 300 people are thought to have died from the heat. in southwestern france, more people were forced to evacuate their homes as thousands of firefighters tackled blazes. and in the uk the met office has issued its first—ever red weather warning over extreme heat. britons should expect temperatures to reach a0 c next week, which would be a record. let's speak to dr daniel kammen, a professor at the university of california and a climate change adviser to various us administrations over the last 20 years. he's in berkeley, california. we hear this extreme heat being attributed in part to double jet streams so so tell us what they are and how they work. to so tell us what they are and how they work.— so tell us what they are and how they work. to high velocity extremes of — how they work. to high velocity extremes of hire, _ how they work. to high velocity extremes of hire, one - how they work. to high velocity extremes of hire, one in - extremes of hire, one in shetland and one sout

more than 300 people are known now to have died in spain and portugal due to the high temperatures. ton spain and portugal and it comes as a national emergency has been declared in the uk after a red extreme heat warning was issued for the first time, as temperatures could hit a0 degrees celsius. mark lobel has our first report. it's still sweltering in south—western europe where wildfires have come sooner, more intense, frequent and longer lasting. 900 firefighters are still cycling around ten fires across portugal, one firefighter killed plane crashed as he was putting out flames in this region. it hit a july record reaching 47 celsius on thursday before dropping slightly on friday. translation: this got | a bit worse this morning because the wind change and started coming in this direction and thankfully the wind is now pushing it that way. if it has continued this way, it would have earned everything. in western spain, thousands of hectares of forest have burnt as firefighters and the emergency services try to bring the blaze under control. in the southern province of malaga, 15 ai

. >> is burning in france, spain, portugal, italy. and, in greece. a week wildfires have raised across southern europe, several firefighters have died in the line of duty and thousands of residents have had to flee their homes. >> it is an especially difficult summer, we are dealing with very considerable drought due to insufficient rainfall over the winter and spring. the especially dry month of may, and now -- month of may and now particular high temperatures. >> there is another related threat sweeping the region, a heat wave that has already claimed hundreds of lives. temperatures have reached the mid-40's for a week inome parts of southern europe and whether experts say is moving north to a place that has never before experienced he like this. the united kingdom. forecasters are predicting temperatures of 40 degrees in england where few homes can cope with these conditions. experts are warning that thousands could die. authorities say there are steps people can take to protect themselves. drink plenty of water. stay out of the sun. check on thos

live from berlin, a record breaking heat wave in south western europe. wildfires blaze across portugal, spain and france as hundreds die from the effects of the hot weather, also on the program. ukraine braces for an escalation of attacks on all fronts as russia orders its forces to step up their operations and a row over anti semitism. that's gripping the art world. the head of germany's biggest contemporary cultural show is forced to step down. ah, i'm pablo foliage. welcome to the program. tens of thousands of people have been forced to flee wild fires as a record breaking heat wave scorches. southwestern europe. hundreds have died from the effects of the hot weather. the worst 8 countries are france, spain and portugal. scientists are blaming manmade climate change and more devastating forest fires are expected in the coming days. as parts of the continent brace for new temperature records and the intense heat on the iberian peninsula has created the conditions for flames to spread more quickly. and far, dana operations are more difficult because of wind and low humidity. the fires are wr

the last few days, portugal register $238.00 deaths linked to the heat wave. spain reported 84 excess death firefighters of working round the clock in 40 degree heat. in portugal, 5 regions in the center and north or on a red heat wave alive, some hospitals are overwhelmed, helicopter cruise and neighboring spain, and trying to contain inferno in the southern malaga province funding the popular tourist town there. meanwhile, the french present manual mach one is called a crisis meeting as 5 ravaged several areas in the country, southwest homes and businesses, as well as thousands of heck as of rural land fund. 5 crews are battling the flame south of thousands of tourists and people living close by have been evacuated. and then here in the u. k. the meet your logical office is issued at 1st ever read extreme heat wanting for cities in england. whales from sunday to choose day temperatures, unpredicted to hit 40 degrees celsius or his temperature recorded in person to date was 38.7 degrees in 2019 health officials. there are warnings that could be death, and actually they are treating i

the scorching weather is fueling more than 30 blazes in spain and portugal. thousands of people have been forced from our homes and a seeking refuge in makeshift shelters. drought conditions have made areas between the 2 countries. susceptible to wild fight. france is on its high state of alert for extreme temperatures. to large fires in the south, keeping emergency services busy. thousands have been evacuated and kilometers of land lost to the flames. natasha butler reports from power will run. surprisingly not many people are braving the heat at the foot of the eiffel tower. record breaking temperatures expected in many paul, the france including in the north in brittany, an area that is no usually for it's very cool climate. now, the french government have put several regions on red alerts. they have advise people to be extremely vigilant. they've rolled out the heat wave emergency plan advising people to stay at home, stay in the shade and keep very hydrated. indeed, it's not that he'd waive our own comin in front b. usually they are several years appalled climate change. experts

it's been counterclockwise. meeting the eastern side, it just pumps heat northwards into spain. portugal, france and the u. a. we saw as early as like the 7th or 8th of july, only now are we seeing those record temperatures? really reeves the u. k. about what? $1112.00 days later. so the fact that we saw this coming is a good thing. hopefully folks took it seriously. the red warning was issued 3 or 4 days in advance by the u. k. met office. though the predictions not really an issue, it's more about how we jump from the prediction to actual implementation of emergency management procedures in really the mitigation. we need to protect folks from episode, likeness, murphy, thank you so much. is always that was meter all just matthew, cut pushy in washington dc. thank you susan, let's take a look at some other stories making headlines around the world today. european union has agreed to proceed with accession negotiations with albania and north macedonia. and step comes after bulgaria and north macedonia resolved a dispute over language and a national identity. this is your 13 prisoners hav

what is the reason who will take their place spain portugal croatia anomalous heat in the uk today above 40 ° burning fox and fields, what are the forecasts next? large-scale celebrations in honor of finding the relics of sergius of radonezh brought here the icon of the trinity the day before andrey rublev how the festive events are going, we will find out from our correspondent. russia iran has long been under sanctions , said the press secretary of the russian president dmitry peskov mandala interview with iranian journalists on the eve of the visit of vladimir putin dmitry sergeevich thank you very much for the interview. thank you for this opportunity. please tell me the recent months in iran russian relations, suzdal means high-ranking officials of the two countries, the socialists of our countries, how do you assess the level of russian relations different areas? iran is our friend and partner , indeed. we cherish our relationship very much and sell great value. it is encouraging that heads of state? er, the presidents of the two countries are in the process of constant communicati

ye wave is already thought to have contributed to the deaths of more than a 1000 people in spain and portugal. the fire of lighter mass evacuation orders in spain. there are 5 burning fought there are fires, burning in 5 different legions right now. same basra, the begins our coverage from the more a province when the inferno came, farmers in some ora became firefighters with oh my god, he says, i'm all alone. in remote areas like this, there is no time to wait for a rescue. you have to save yourself, the wind whips up the flames in every direction. it is easy to find yourself. surround came out of nowhere. oh, go. in the sky. days later, maddie well hills towards soil putting out any remaining embers. em austin, you are you there. we had help from other farmers in the area with doris. the local government didn't help us at all, but it is very nice to come after the fire and see we will pay for all of this. but the time to help us is when the fire is here in the blaze burned crops, destroyed infrastructure and left behind. economic uncertainty, fires in this part of the country may be under c

the zoo our animal, like the visitors do not suffer from the heat in spain portugal has already more thousand deaths from the heat and temperature cor. 47 celsius in the portuguese city is drunk, people die of heat stroke right at work on the street in spain in the country of 20 active fires with one of the centers firefighters dealt with the day before the fire. almost got to barcelona he was stopped 50 km from the capital of catalonia i don't know what i will see when i'll be back. i was told that the house was damaged by fire, a neighbor showed me a video, everything looks very deplorable. heat source of inspiration in social networks. the eiffel tower melts the sun burns the skin to the crust of a french baguette, but the climatologist is not in the mood for jokes in britain abnormal heat, it is there that frightening climate change is observed, the asphalt has warmed up to 60 ° in a cunningly beaten record of 40 celsius, schoolchildren sit in class with their feet in the cool water to lower body temperature. we need to seriously start thinking about how adapt, because now it will

these scorching weather has sparked wildfires in parts of france, spain, and portugal. wind and dry conditions hope fuel the flames. more than 300 people have died in spain and portugal due to the high temperatures. our correspondent bethany bell reports on the south coast of portugal. >> forests are a flame in southern europe after decade -- days of searing heat, wildfires continue to spread. in southwestern france, hundreds of people had to be evacuated. the countryside around salamanca in spain was on fire. in portugal, the flames reached one of the country's main motorways. the emergency services are on high alert. in fargo, some holidaymakers decided to go home early when the flames got too close. >> we are leaving because fire was apparently controlled yesterday, but it's coming very close to our house. we were renting for one week of holiday. we decided not to stay for one day with the risk of fire so close to us. >> portugal has experienced record high temperatures this week. a grim reality. >> climate change is i think one of the conditions that makes it harder

it's burning in france, spain, in portugal, italy, and in greece. for a week, wild fires have raged across southern europe. several fire fighters have died in the line of duty, and thousands of residents have had to flee their homes. it is an especially difficult stomach me of dealing with very considerable drought you to insufficient rainfall over the winter spring and especially dry months of may and b know has particularly high temperatures but there's another related threat sweeping the region. a heat wave that has already claimed hundreds of lives . temperatures have reached the mid forties for a week in some parts of southern europe. and weather experts say it's moving north to a place that's never before experienced heat like this. the united kingdom forecasters are predicting temperatures of 40 degrees in england where few homes can cope with these conditions. experts are warning that thousands could die. this is serious at that could actually alternately ending in papers death because it is so ferocious and which is not set up a vessel age

at in particular spain, portugal will be able to reduce gas consumption, not by 15, but by seven percent. germany supported the plan, the country's storage facilities are now 65% full - this is about 14.5 billion. according to the authorities, without saving stocks for the winter, there simply won't be enough, then the entire german industry may face a collapse of the automobile concern, mercedes-benz has already announced that it is ready reduce gas consumption by 50%. bas, the world 's largest chemical company, is considering cutting production. ammonia. at due to lack of gas. this could have repercussions for everything from agriculture to the production of carbonated beverages, while fuel prices in europe are hitting records at the open of trading today. they rose by 10% to over $2,300 per 1,000 cubic meters. this happened for the first time since march 8th. according to experts. gus, the european market may continue to rise in price for a long time due to the limited supply that was even before the technical work. gas prices. almost certainly will remain at a fairly high level at th

in particular, spain, portugal will be able to reduce gas consumption, not by 15, but by seven percentsupported the plan. the country's storage facility is now 65% full - about 14.5 billion cubic meters. according to the authorities, without saving stocks for the winter, there simply will not be enough, then the entire german industry may face a collapse of the automobile concern, mercedes-benz has already announced that it is ready reduce gas consumption by 50%. bas, the world 's largest chemical company, is considering cutting production. ammonia. due to lack of gas. this could have implications for everything from agriculture to carbonated beverages. meanwhile , fuel prices in europe hit records at the opening of trading today. they rose by 10% to over $2,300 per 1,000 cubic meters. this happened for the first time since march 8th. according to experts. gus, the european market may continue to rise in price for a long time with limited volumes supplies, which were even before the technical work, gas prices will almost certainly remain at a fairly high level, while the demand for it

to portugal were temperatures have dropped over the weekend but more than a thousand firefighters are still idling nine fires. we know more than 1000 deaths have been attributed to the heat in spain portugal. here's more from allison roberts. reporter: still very high fire risks. six fires are of most concern and we are getting reports, i'm sorry to say of two people who have died trying to flee the flames. that was in the north of portugal. it was an elderly couple who were scared because of the flames and started to try to flee and they went off the roads. that is all the details we have confirmed as of yet but that is what we are hearing speaking to local police there. other fires burning in othe places, some quite close to major towns. one of the big towns in the north, a residential area and industrial area being surrounded by flames. ros: how do these fires compare with what portugal might experience an average summer? reporter: since this year, 43,000 hectares have earned -- have burned. something like 28 house and have been in the last week and a half. already this year, we have seen more burn than any year since 2017. 2017 was the year we had this terrible fires in june

parts of spain, france and portugal are consumed by wildfires. trial and sentence for the man who killed 17 people at a florida high school four years ago is underway. life in prison without parole or the death penalty. officials warned that monkeypox must be taken seriously as cases rise in the u.s. amid a shortage of vaccines and testing. going back to their roots, farmers in zimbabwe are switching to indigenous cranes to overcome droughts and food shortages. jane: welcome to "world news america" on pbs and around t globe. europe is experiencing a heatwave with extreme temperatures and wildfires burning in countries across the continent. blazes in spain, portugal and greece have forced thousands of people to evacue while scorching huge swaths of land. officials in france are calling it "an apocalypse of heat." jessica parker reports. >> [speaking foreign language] jessica: enter the forest and the front line of an exhausting battle, one we were able to witns today. up in the woods, you can see guys tackling the fires. there is a huge amount of

it's fueling wildfires across bass stretches of landed france, spain, and portugal temperatures of sword across parts of the continent breaking break hordes, particularly in the south west. as you can see, the spain and portugal, a mass of hot and dry air blown in by african winds, is driving temperatures up to 46 degrees celsius and some areas. a red alert for almost half of portugal, much of the drought country is at maximum fire risk. dozens of blazes have already forced hundreds of residents to evacuate. somewhat, shawn helplessly as the flames edge closer. aren't you afraid not take me of the appeal. i am afraid for where can i go jump into a water tank. let me stay here and watch. better. armed with god and hoses, resident try to save their homes. fire currents are hot at work, but stretched thin. some arriving too late. for to give up, there were no firefighters here. everything around the house burned down. the neighbors and my husband managed to put out the flames. we had no one else. the fire crews and aircraft only arrived now in southwest france, vacation views were interrupt

continental europe is also coping with extreme temperatures, as wildfires burn in parts of france, spain and portugalhelped to fuel the flames. at least 281 people are now known to have died in spain and portugal alone — due to the high temperatures. our correspondent bethany bell reports from the algarve on the south coast of portugal. forests are a flame in southern europe. after days of searing heat, wildfires continue to spread. in south—western france, hundreds of people had to be evacuated. the countryside around salamanca in spain was on fire. in portugal, the flames reached one of the country's main motorways. the emergency services are on high alert. in the algarve, some holiday—makers decided to go home early when the flames got too close. artie to go home early when the flames got too close. ~ ., a, to go home early when the flames got too close. ~ ., ., , a. , too close. we are leaving because the fire was _ too close. we are leaving because the fire was apparently _ too close. we are leaving because the fire was apparently controlled | the fire was apparently controlled yesterday but is