that their cat is ok. but the situation, firefighters tell us, is pretty changeable at the moment. i mean, you can t see any smoke here right now. but yesterday, for example, when we were near the evacuation centre, one moment, the skies were clear, the next, there were large plumes of smoke coming out in the distance. this morning, we ve seen two canadair water bombers going across the sky, heading in towards the direction of the village. and this area is very popular with holiday makers. and something that s happened is lots of campsites have had to be evacuated. so some people have been camping out in other areas after having to abandon that village or that area, staying in the evacuation centre as well. some are hoping to be able to get back into those campsites in order to retrieve their belongings. we spoke to a family earlier who d had to abandon their caravan there, who are hoping to get back and retrieve that at some point. so a lot of people kind of hanging around here waitin
to abandon that village or that area, staying in the evacuation centre as well. some are hoping to be able to get back into those campsites in order to retrieve their belongings. we spoke to a family earlier who d had to abandon their caravan there, who are hoping to get back and retrieve that at some point. so a lot of people kind of hanging around here waiting for news. but as i say, what the firefighters tell us is that things are pretty changeable. and it s notjust this fire here, which is along this kind of popular stretch for holiday makers, where there s forests and beaches as well. but there s another blaze further inland in the area of landiras. and what we re told is that over 10,000 hectares of forest have been burnt through in the last week. so firefighters continuing to tackle those blazes. and there s concern as well because the temperatures here are pretty hot and they re set to get to around 40 degrees by tomorrow. a video s emerged on social media of a british man, tho
not allowed to fly abroad for medical care. ms zia, who s leader of the bangladesh nationalist party, has been diagnosed with liver cirrhosis and is in critical care. but she s has been barred from travelling abroad after being convicted on corruption charges in 2018. in other headlines four days after the bodies of people who drowned in the channel while trying to reach the uk were discovered the identities of all 27 are yet to be confirmed. many are thought to be kurds from northern iraq and as the days go on without news, families there fear the worst. the bbc s murad shishani has the story of one man whose wife and three children are believed to have been on the boat. for those waiting for news, the uncertainty is almost as difficult as the grief.
to have been on the boat. for those waiting for news, the uncertainty is almost as difficult as the grief. this man s wife and three children wanted to come to the uk to start a new life away from their village, in iraqi kurdistan. his oldest daughter had wanted to study to become a doctor. translation: fathers | and mothers try to make their children better. i am a father, i love my kids. i want my children to have a good life. but the last time he heard from them was on tuesday as they were boarding a boat. he says he called hundreds of times with no answer. the next day, french authorities pulled 27 people from the water. and because of delays identifying the dead, rizgal does not know if his wife and children