brazil does own nearly two thirds of the amazon rainforest, even if there are one or two countries that own bits of the forest that haven t signed up to the idea of ending deforestation by 2030, at least brazil is committed to that and i think that is enormously significant. i think brazil will continue on its current path and make it much harderfor illegal loggers, illegal miners to operate and that is something to be welcomed ljy and that is something to be welcomed by all. and that is something to be welcomed b all. ., ~ and that is something to be welcomed b all. . ~ ,, and that is something to be welcomed b all. ., ~ ,, y and that is something to be welcomed b all. . , . hundreds of firefighters have been tackling wildfires in portugal. although the country often suffers summer fires, these come amid a ferocious heatwave, with temperatures reaching 46.4 degrees celsius this week. 15 hundred residents and tourists have been evacuated from an area around 0demira. 0ur correspondentj
suffers summer fires, these come amid a ferocious heatwave with temperatures reaching 46.4 degrees celsius this week. it s the latest in a series of fires to affect europe and the wider world this summer. last month, on the greek island of rhodes, thousands of tourists had to flee their hotels as wildfires ravaged the holiday hotspot. during a heatwave in southern europe, fire on la palma, in the spanish canary islands, forced thousands from their homes. and smoke from wildfires in canada drifted down as far as new york, where the sky turned orange. back in portugal, the fire in the area around odemira has mostly been put out, but authorities are on high alert for it spreading. our correspondentjenny hill sent this report from the affected region. scorched earth still smouldering. the fires consumed 40 square miles of land. here, flames swept up the valley, right up to the southern town of odemira.
hundreds of firefighters have been tackling a series of wildfires in portugal. although the country often suffers summer fires, these come amid a ferocious heatwave, with temperatures reaching 46.4 celsius this week. 1,500 residents and tourists have been evacuated from an area around odemira. 11 people have died after a fire broke out at a french holiday lodging where a group of young people with learning disabilities were staying. the fire started early on wednesday at the facility in wintzenheim, in the eastern alsace region. that is it for the programme. thank you so much for watching newsday. hello there. heatwave conditions across the globe have been dominating weather headlines in recent weeks. and this week, we saw a return
the wildfires in southern portugal are being brought under control, but there are fears winds could fan more flames, amid unusually high temperatures, in the middle of a ferocious heatwave. it s been 46.4 degrees celsius at times this week. of course, portugal is only the latest country to experience a devastating summer of wildfires. last month, on the greek island of rhodes, thousands of locals and tourists had to flee their homes and hotels. on la palma, in the spanish canary islands, same story. mass evacuations. and further afield in canada, the smoke was so bad from forest fires, it drifted down as far as new york, turning the sky orange. back in europe, let s get the very latest from portugal with jenny hill. scorched earth still smouldering. the fires consumed 40 square miles of land. here, flames swept up the valley, right up
have more on this later. now, one of the countries that experienced extreme heat and forest fires injuly was portugal. and august has seen no let up. fires, like these shown here, are raging in the centre and south of the country, and monday saw the hottest temperature of the year 46.4 celsius, in santarem, north of the capital lisbon. one of the many people battling the heat in the south of portugal is the former bbc correspondent alastair leithead. we started speaking about 45 minutes ago and i think the heat overcame your computer but you were telling us how bad the fires actually work? yes, my computer is now in eyes, i hope we can get through this. i can hear the buzzing of aircraft which are doing trips from the nearby reservoir to the site of the fire which is just over the reservoir to the site of the fire which isjust over the hill behind me, about three kilometres from where we are. it has not moved very