hello, and welcome to bbc news. a sudden heatwave that has triggered foreign spies across europe has no signs of easing up. and you temperature records look to be on the way. the heat is thought to have claimed many lives, possibly hundreds, and our correspondent bethany bell has this report from malaga. fire crackles. wildfires are raging in spain after days of intense heat. firefighters battled the flames in extremadura in the west of the country. in the south near malaga, a popular tourist area, at least 3000 people have been evacuated from their homes. when we arrived, a new fire had just broken out in the woods. helicopter whirrs. 0verhead, helicopters carrying water returned again and again to try to put out the flames. fires keep breaking out in these hills, and it is a real struggle for the firefighters to try stop the blazes. the air is full of thick smoke which stings your eyes and makes you want to cough, and it s very hot. 0n the road we met sharon from england. s
but also it s quite dangerous. there are some tiktok trends or some things on social media where people are egging each other on or showing off orjumping off bridges and whatever. don t do it. the uk health security agency believes a far more moderate heatwave last summer led to 1600 excess deaths, so older people in particular are being urged to avoid the sunshine over the next few days. on a visit to the east of england ambulance trust, the new health secretary steve barclay insisted the health service is prepared. each ambulance trust has well developed contingency plans for extreme weather, and we re also working with the hospitals to get the handovers from ambulances into hospitals, but also to ensure that, where people can be moved onto the wards themselves, we are using the full capability of the hospital rather than people waiting longer than they need to in ambulances outside. shade and sun cream should be
yesterday, we saw a lot of firefighting aircraft. helicopters would look huge buckets of water, circling the hills, trying to put out the flames. but it has been so hot and the land is so dry, it is a real challenge for the emergency services here, and the temperatures here in malaga not quite as high as they are in other parts of spain because it is close to the sea, but it is still very hot. bethany bell reporting from malaga. here in the uk, and amberwarning reporting from malaga. here in the uk, and amber warning of extreme heat is come into force across most of england. into wales, the alerts will extend to the whole of wales, and tomorrow there will be a red morning meaning there is a risk to life coming into force in england. tim moffat reports.
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