a very high health risk due to the intense heat. the island of sardinia has surpassed 42 celsius today and wildfires are raging in several areas of southern europe, including mainland greece. these pictures are from an area close to athens. let s cross live to those areas around athens to bring you some live pictures coming into us now at the bbc. you can see that thick smoke covering much of the horizon trying their best to bring some sort of water, some sort of firefighting relief to quell the flames and stop the spread of the wildfires. lots and lots of fires across greece but also exacerbated by the high temperatures that are so high that people who are fire fighting the fires are struggling to keep them in check. joining me live are our correspondents across europe azadeh moshiri in the greek capital, athens and sofia bettiza in the italian city of palermo. we are looking at those live pictures north of athens, you are southeast of athens, and the fact that all of thes
Hello, i m miriam moshiri, welcome to verified live, we start with unprecedented high temperatures and parts of the world being reported across many parts of the world. breaking records on multiple continents. the heatwave is continuing across southern europe with rome registering a new record high of 41 celsius. torrential rains have inundated parts of asia including taiwan and south vietnam. in the united states, and excessive heat warning is still in place for death valley in california, which is expected to reach a peak of more than 50 celsius today, that s more than 50 celsius today, that s more than 120 fahrenheit. in europe, it s so hot, that in italy, 20 cities across the country are on the red list, which means people are facing