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BBCNEWS Breakfast August 12, 2021 05:09:00

tv bulletins report that 15 cities will be on red alert this friday. that means the heat is so intense, it s a danger to health of people of all ages. here, in evia, greece s second biggest island, fires have left livestock herds decimated. nearly 100,000 hectares of forests and farmland have burned in less than two weeks in the worst wildfire since 2007. but the fires still burn. in evia, help has arrived from overseas. these fire crews are from slovakia. in the peloponnese in the west, this is the aftermath of a fire in gortynia. turkey has also been hit by its most intense fires on record. 240 blazes have been brought under control in the last two weeks. in algeria, three days of national mourning have been declared after firefighters, soldiers and civilians died whilst battling blazes.

BBCNEWS Breakfast August 12, 2021 06:09:00

as temperatures top 48 degrees. hot winds are stoking the flames. residents of this old town can only watch and wonder. 0ur small town was invaded by fire, it is a catastrophe. the entire park and surrounding area went up in flames. fuelled by the hot weather, fires have erupted across southern europe in recent weeks. southern italy, greece, turkey and algeria have been particularly ha rd hit. italy is baking in the so called lucifer heatwave. tv bulletins report that 15 cities will be on red alert this friday. that means the heat is so intense, it s a danger to health of people of all ages. here, in evia, greece s second biggest island, fires have left livestock herds decimated. nearly 100,000 hectares of forests

BBCNEWS Breakfast August 12, 2021 06:10:00

and farmland have burned in less than two weeks in the worst wildfire since 2007. but the fires still burn. in evia, help has arrived from overseas. these fire crews are from slovakia. in the peloponnese in the west, this is the aftermath of a fire in gortynia. turkey has also been hit by its most intense fires on record. 240 blazes have been brought under control in the last two weeks. in algeria, three days of national mourning have been declared after firefighters, soldiers and civilians died whilst battling blazes. the high temperatures have helped the spread of the fires but authorities here suspect arson after so many fires erupted in a short space of time. scientists say human induced climate change is making heatwaves more likely and more severe. aruna iyengar, bbc news.

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