United states. Firefighters are battling a new fire on the greek island of lesbos, a day after a huge blaze devastated the moria migrant camp. Firefighters are trying to control the new blaze which is destroying the remains of camp that at the start of the week was the only shelter for more than 12,000 refugees europes largest refugee camp. The camp had been placed in quarantine last week, as several cases of coronavirus were confirmed among residents. Mark lowen has more. A camp often called a ticking time bomb has exploded. Moria, four times over its capacity, has been almost completely destroyed, an inferno in a place where life was already hell. The 13,000 migrants here, mostly afghans, fleeing again, this time in europe. My house is finished. Many. All finished. At first light, it seemed the sun itself was on fire as a desperate attempt to douse the flames continued. Inside, homes now a wasteland. Pictures from the Charity Medecins Sans Frontieres show the gutted remains of europe
This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Plans for a huge increase in covid testing in britain. Operation moonshot aims to do ten million daily tests by early next year. The idea is to have a test which would be carried out at the location, a bit like a pregnancy test that provides a very quick result, and that would completely revolutionise things. Senior uk ministers will hold emergency talks with eu officials later over the governments plan to override parts of the brexit Withdrawal Agreement. Thousands of migrants desperately seek shelter after a camp on the greek island of lesbos was destroyed by fire. Three people die as wildfires continue to rage in california, which is in the middle of a 20 year mega drought. Wildlife populations are plummeting across the world according to a stark new report from the World Wide Fund for nature. Hello and welcome if you re the world, and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and ac
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