00:00 Authorities in Turkey evacuated another five villages near the northeastern border with
00:06 Turkey on Sunday. Strong winds whipped up the flames and civil protection authorities
00:12 warned of an extreme fire risk on Monday in the region around the capital Athens and other
00:17 parts of southern Greece. In Orotova in Tenerife the last remnants of fires which broke out
00:24 on Tuesday were still being tackled. As weather conditions improved, firefighters were more
00:29 able to tackle the blaze. Police in the Canary Islands have confirmed a wildfire raging on
00:36 the Spanish island of Tenerife was started deliberately. Three lines of investigation
00:40 have been opened but there's been no confirmation of arrests. Heat waves have continued to hit
00:46 areas of southern Europe including eastern France with experts suggesting the frequency
00:52 of unusually late high temperatures are down to global warming. Temperatures are predicted
00:59 to persist all week.
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