it covers most of italy, southern spain, croatia, bosnia, and montenegro. rome set a new record high at 41.8 degree celsius on tuesday. and wildfires have spread across greece and switzerland. one of the largest is north of athens. 250 firefighters are on the scene. and in india, floodwaters have reached the outer walls of the taj mahal. local media report the monument itself is not at risk. and china s southern provinces are being battered by a typhoon, the storm is expected to weaken after making a second landfall tuesday. tens of thousands have evacuated to higher ground amid rescue operations. anna coren is live in hong kong, but first let s bring in barbie nadeau who is in rome. and we know that this is happening all during peak tourist season, we re hearing of an increase in hospitalizations.