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it covers most of italy, southern spain, croatia, bosnia, and montenegro. rome set a new record high at 41.8 degree celsius on tuesday. and wildfires have spread across greece and switzerland. one of the largest is north of athens. 250 firefighters are on the scene. and in india, floodwaters have reached the outer walls of the taj mahal. local media report the monument itself is not at risk. and china s southern provinces are being battered by a typhoon, the storm is expected to weaken after making a second landfall tuesday. tens of thousands have evacuated to higher ground amid rescue operations. anna coren is live in hong kong, but first let s bring in barbie nadeau who is in rome. and we know that this is happening all during peak tourist season, we re hearing of an increase in hospitalizations.
translation: it s so hot, we re unable to work. i it s the first time we ve had such a heat wave. it s a picture found all over. in france, it s reached 40.6. in italy, 41.8. in spain, 45.2. while in tunisia, it s hit 46 celsius. but it is arizona in the us that is breaking the most extraordinary record. here in the city of phoenix, the temperature has been above 43 celsius for 19 days straight and there s no end in sight. there s not a lot of signs for this heat to break down. so at least for the next five to seven days, for sure, we re looking at temperatures continuing well above normal. the extraordinary weather systems we are seeing don t just cause heat waves. there has been extreme rainfall, too, including in india. the yamuna river is at its highest
he cools down as best he can. but there s only so much you can do. translation: it s so hot, we re unable to work. i it s the first time we ve had such a heat wave. it s a picture found all over. in france, it s reached 40.6. in italy, 41.8. in spain, 45.2. while in tunisia, it s hit 46 celsius. but it is arizona in the us that is breaking the most extraordinary record. here in the city of phoenix, the temperature has been above 43 celsius for 19 days straight and there s no end in sight. there s not a lot of signs for this heat to break down. so at least for the next five to seven days, for sure, we re looking at temperatures continuing well above normal. the extraordinary weather systems we are seeing don t just cause heat waves. there has been extreme rainfall, too, including in india.
celsius in the us and china. meanwhile, temperatures went above 50 celsius in the us and china. joe inwood reports. for days, greece has been battling these fires, fighting notjust flames, but extreme heat, too. in turkey, the military have joined in literally using water bombs to try and get them under control. the entire mediterranean is in the grip of a heat wave that keeps getting hotter. this is no weather for heavy work. but here in the gaza strip, ahmed has little choice. he cools down as best he can. but there s only so much you can do. translation: it s so hot, we re unable to work. - it s the first time we ve had such a heat wave. it s a picture found all over. in france, it s reached 40.6. in italy, 41.8. in spain, 45.2. while in tunisia,