We can go back to greece. the flames we were watching are really erupting. the high wind in greece, you can see it picking up and spreading those fires. that s in essence what is the tough task for the firefighters on the ground as they try and deal with this, as the wind picks up and the flames continue to spread. and that s why it is such a struggle. we are seeing these scenes pretty much all through these scenes pretty much all through the week with the heatwave in greece and the wildfires that have been triggered in the days since the beginning of the week and of course they have another heatwave with temperatures predicted up around 45 celsius a little later in the week as well. so it is a real battle and you can see just from that snapshot to the north west of athens, just what they are up against. more headlines on the programme injust what they are up against. more headlines on the programme in just a moment or two.
Celsius. and in phoenix, arizona, even fiercer heat with highs of at least 43 degrees. that s about 110 fahrenheit, for 19 consecutive days. the mediterranean basin is on high alert with temperatures well above a0 degrees for several days, meaning there is a risk to everyone s health, not just the most vulnerable. let s get the latest to north west of athens, where specialist firefighting helicopters have been dropping water for most of the last couple of days. just paint the picture where you are? greece has said firefighters picture where you are? greece has said firefighters from picture where you are? greece has said firefighters from slovakia, - said firefighters from slovakia, poland are coming and romania, are coming, about 230 of them to help. the fire is spreading. where i am, the fires are continuing to burn. it
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