hello and welcome to bbc news. the heatwave in southern europe is intensifying, with wildfires forcing thousands of people to flee towns and villages. a number of people have already died, and temperatures are predicted to go well above a0 celsius, in parts of spain and portugal. scientists say climate change is a factor in the severity of the heatwave. more than 11,000 people have been forced to leave france s south western gironde region, from where our europe correspondent, jessica parker, sent us this report. the fight to tackle flames through western france. they have been battling these fires four days. 1a,000 people have now been evacuated across the area of gironde. it went so fast, and the fire as well as big, big, big. my friends woke me up and i was like, 0k, what do i take in my room? ,, . , like, 0k, what do i take in my room? ,, .,, ., ~ like, 0k, what do i take in my room? ,, ., ~ ., room? she was working and livin: at room? she was working and living at a ro
the fight to tackle flames ripping through forests in south western france. they have been battling these fires for days. 1a,000 people have now been evacuated across the area of gironde. it went so fast. and the fire, too, was big, big, big. my friends woke me up and i was like, 0k, what do i take in my room? manon was working and living at a local campsite. for now, this conference and is her home. it s also become an office for this campsite workers. the region s beaches and forests a huge attraction, but now plans have changed. right now, this morning, we took the schedule on monday. we re calling everybody, saying, no need to move. come on monday. we do the same for tuesday, and so on and so on. others here wait for news, or the chance to dash home to fetch what they left behind. we re trying to get our cat, so we re going to go to the village, escorted by police, and try to get the cat and get out. you can see the smoke billowing in the distance and it was not like
in new zealand. good afternoon. a meeting of the government s emergency cobra committee has taken place this afternoon to discuss how to respond to the record temperatures that are expected to hit parts of the uk next week. a national emergency has been declared after a red extreme heat warning was issued for the first time, meaning there s a risk to life. jon donnison reports at the bristol harbour festival this weekend, a cold shower more than welcome. and with potentially record temperatures forecast for early next week, this summer s heatwave is entering uncharted waters. well, i don t like the heat. it s all right at the moment, it s all right in the shade, but i do burn too quickly. for those climate sceptics, i think this is evidence that something s definitely happening, so, you know, people need to take a bit of responsibility, definitely. he can t be in nursery for the full day because it s going to be far too hot for him, so he ll be home for the afternoon in a p
and beer for sunflower oil the munich pub finding an unusual way to beat a frying oil crunch. hello and welcome to the programme. the heatwave in southern europe is intensifying with wildfires forcing thousands of people to flee towns and villages. a number of people have already died, and temperatures are predicted to go well above a0 celsius in parts of spain and portugal. scientists say climate change is a factor in the severity of the heatwave. more than 11,000 people have been forced to leave france s southwestern gironde region, from where our europe correspondent, jessica parker, sent us this report. they ve been battling these fires for days. 1a,000 people have now been evacuated across the area. everything went so fast, and the fire, too, was big, big, big. and my friends woke me up and i was like, 0k, this is very serious, what do i take in my room? manon was working and living at a local campsite. for now, this conference centre is her home. 0thers wait here fo
A heap wave that set to break record. Ah, youre watching all your life from headquarters in del hi, im getting you navigate. Also coming up. Russia says its renewing offensive on all fronts, and ukraine is its operational pause is ended. Polls have opened and focused on what Prime Minister ship sharif is facing a popularity tests against the former leader. Him on ton, joe biden, back in washington, after renewing ties in the middle east, but no extra oil to reduce us fuel prices. Ah, hello, a summer heat wave has swept europe, sparking wildfires, and leading to hundreds of heat related deaths from portugal, greece and spain are among the worst hit countries. At least 3000 people have to flee their homes, is a wildfire burned out of control in a Mountain Range in southern spain. Many evacuees are staying and it makes a shelter in the nearby city of malaga. Was very fast. We had to get made. I didnt think i didnt take it too seriously. I thought they had it under control and i was quite