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Heatwaves rage in Mediterranean as Greece, Algeria battle wildfires
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you re live with bbc news. wildfires in greece continue to burn out of control as the greek authorities launch their biggest ever emergency response. the country s prime minister tells parliament the climate crisis is already here and will be expressed through ever greater natural disasters everywhere in the mediterranean. fires have broken out on the islands of corfu and evia but the biggest evacuation order has been on rhodes where 19,000 people have been forced to flee homes and holiday resorts. tour operators continue to send extra planes to the island to bring stranded tourists home, with travel agency company tui cancelling all flights there until friday. those who live on the island are trying to recover from the devastation as our correspondent jenny hill reports. and for more, we are joined by benjamin horton. he s the director of the earth observatory of singapore and also actively
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 wildfires across greece, but with rising temperatures, they are not sure if they re able to handle it. the usjustice department is suing the state of texas over floating barriers that it installed in the rio grande river to block migrants crossing from mexico. texas had been ordered to remove them, but refused. the barricade is strung together by buoys that are four to six feet in diameter. the government argues this is a violation of
after having this very dominant persona, to be looked at the way he is now. david, last question, you mentioned the challenge in the courts, what chances do you think the challenge has? i think it s pretty high. the courts understand the stakes better than anyone. i think there is a chance they will strike it down, but then the question is, who does the authority, like the police and the army, who do they take guidance from? the courts or the government? we haven t seen this. this legislation, i think he has lost the public and we will see how the courts see their role going forward. i would say stay tuned, israel is in a period of limbo right now. interesting insights, david, thank you so much. delighted to be with you. extreme weather conditions in greece have fuelled more wildfires on the islands of rhodes, corfu and evia,
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