how hot is it there? well, i can certainly feel how hot is it there? well, i can certainly feel the how hot is it there? well, i can certainly feel the impact - how hot is it there? well, i can certainly feel the impact of - certainly feel the impact of france s fourth successive heatwave this year. there are pretty strong winds as well, combined with the worst drought ever recorded by france. that is helping to fan the flames of a pretty serious forest fire still raging in the south west of france, destroying 7000 hectares and forcing the evacuation of 10,000 people. this fire pit had been ignited by arson. the area of france burnt by forest fires is six times larger than average. notjust here in france, in portugal authorities say they are battling forest fires that have destroyed more than 10,000 hectares and there are fires in 12 regions of spain currently raging. that is affecting food production. in spain, the olive harvest could drop by half. in italy, the river po
A group of fishermen discovered the American-made bomb last month that appeared to have been submerged in the last 70 years. Read the article to learn more about this story.
Heatwaves sweeping Europe this summer have brought not just record high temperatures and scorched fields: the drought-stricken waters of Italy s River Po are running so low they revealed a previously
where two fuel tanks are burning uncontrollably. an unexploded world war two bomb submerged in an italian river has been revealed due to an extreme drought. the 1150 kilogram bomb was found by fishermen on the banks of the depleted river po. large sections of the river have dried up in italy s worst drought for 70 years. a ceasefire agreement to end three days of fighting between israel and palestinian militants appears to be largely holding. the violence escalated when israel assassinated a leaderfrom the islamichhad group, which responded by firing dozens of rockets and mortars into israel. palestinians officials say dozens of people have been killed in israeli strikes on gaza since friday. from jerusalem, our middle east correspondent, yolande knell, reports. a crush of grief for islamichhad s most powerful commander in gaza. chanting.