those 10,000 people affected will be looking for reassurance about their security and a guarantee something like this will never happen again. hundreds of firefighters have been tackling a series of wildfires in portugal. although the country often suffers summer fires, these come amid a ferocious heatwave with temperatures reaching 46.1; celsius this week. 1,500 residents and tourists have been evacuated from an area around 0demira. 0ur correspondentjenny hill reports from the affected region. scorched earth still smouldering. the fires consumed a0 square miles of land. here, flames swept up the valley, right up to the southern town of 0deceixe. 0n the outskirts, destruction. but somehow the community itself was spared.
suffers summer fires, these come amid a ferocious heatwave with temperatures reaching 46.4 degrees celsius this week. it s the latest in a series of fires to affect europe and the wider world this summer. last month, on the greek island of rhodes, thousands of tourists had to flee their hotels as wildfires ravaged the holiday hotspot. during a heatwave in southern europe, fire on la palma, in the spanish canary islands, forced thousands from their homes. and smoke from wildfires in canada drifted down as far as new york, where the sky turned orange. back in portugal, the fire in the area around odemira has mostly been put out, but authorities are on high alert for it spreading. our correspondentjenny hill sent this report from the affected region. scorched earth still smouldering. the fires consumed 40 square miles of land. here, flames swept up the valley, right up to the southern town of odemira.
hundreds of firefighters have been tackling a series of wildfires in portugal. although the country often suffers summer fires, these come amid a ferocious heatwave, with temperatures reaching 46.4 celsius this week. 1,500 residents and tourists have been evacuated from an area around odemira. 11 people have died after a fire broke out at a french holiday lodging where a group of young people with learning disabilities were staying. the fire started early on wednesday at the facility in wintzenheim, in the eastern alsace region. that is it for the programme. thank you so much for watching newsday. hello there. heatwave conditions across the globe have been dominating weather headlines in recent weeks. and this week, we saw a return
for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you re live with bbc news. hundreds of firefighters have been tackling a series of wildfires in portugal. although the country often suffers summer fires, these come amid a ferocious heatwave with temperatures reaching 46.1; degrees celsius this week. 1,500 residents and tourists have been evacuated from an area around odemira. meanwhile, in hawaii, wildfires fanned by strong winds from hurricane dora have burned buildings on an island of maui. at least 13,000 people have been evacuated. fire crews are tackling fires in multiple sites, but the winds have grounded firefighting helicopters. let s talk now to a resident photographer in maui, daniel sullivan.
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