- Southern Europe is enduring another extreme heatwave, with temperatures surpassing 40C, triggering widespread wildfires across Sicily, Spain, France and Greece.
- Tens of thousands have been evacuated, including over 20,000 near Bordeaux, France, where two firefighters died battling blazes, and train services in Spain have been disrupted.
- Sicily has been severely affected by vast infernos, causing blackouts in Palermo, leading to the death of a firefighter, and destroying olive groves, with residents aiding emergency efforts.
- Spain has recorded over 100,000 hectares burned this year, with authorities issuing "extraordinary danger" warnings as temperatures reach up to 44C in some regions.
- The increasing frequency and intensity of these wildfires and heatwaves are attributed by scientists to climate change, which is exacerbating extreme weather conditions across the continent.
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