00:02Spain is still on alert due to wildfires near Madrid. Huge areas have turned into ash and tens of thousands
00:09of people have been forced to leave their homes.
00:13We are in Villa del Prado, at about ten kilometers away from Madrid. This area looks like this area.
00:20The trees are simply mistreated by fires along the trees that are still alive. The wild guards were destroyed.
00:28And I would like to show you this machine that was taken by fires.
00:33We can make an idea just by looking at how powerful the fire was and how powerful the heat was.
00:40The people of Villa del Prado were allowed to return home where they found the disaster after the fire.
00:47This looks like a hole in the sun. The stifles just turned out and changed the shape. Look at how
00:55it looks. The stifles just turned out.
00:57The temperatures were so big here.
01:00Some houses in Villa del Prado were consumed by flames. Others escaped.
01:05In total, at least 77.000 hectares burned in the Madrid region.
01:12According to other estimates, it would actually be at least 100.000 hectares.
01:29The spanish authorities have also sent an optimistic message. The wind is no longer blowing, so the wind is no
01:37longer blowing.
01:37The spanish authorities have also sent an optimistic message. The wind is no longer blowing.
01:47so hard, which means that the fire is no longer spreading so quickly. The firefighters finally have an advantage.
01:55So far, more than 20.000 people have been given permission to return to their homes. The 9.500 from
02:02the Madrid area alone are still evacuated.
02:10With wildfires sweeping across Europe, forcing mass evacuations, destroying habitats, killing wildlife and claiming lives, the danger extends far beyond
02:18the flames.
02:19It's a true health emergency, and the impacts may continue long after the fire is over, and also on the
02:30distances quite far from where the wildfire takes place.
02:36Wildfire smoke is a toxic mix of air pollutants released as forests, homes, vehicles, plastics, electronics, paints and other materials
02:44burn.
02:45It contains microscopic fine particles that can travel thousands of kilometres, exposing people far from the fires to harmful air
02:52pollution.
02:53These tiny particles can penetrate deep into the lungs and even enter the bloodstream, posing serious risks to human health.
02:59Healthy people may experience like running nose and irritation of a throat.
03:06But people who, for example, suffer from asthma or chronic pulmonary diseases, they may experience exacerbation of symptoms.
03:18Also, people who have heart diseases, ischemic heart disease, they can have more severe symptoms.
03:26People may experience episodes of arrhythmia, even suffer from myocardial infection or a stroke.
03:36Wildfires also place additional strain on healthcare systems, which require extra resources, specialized training and greater preparedness to respond to
03:44the growing health impacts.
03:45The whole health sector needs to be better prepared, needs to be more resilient to these climate change situations.
03:56To be sure that it can provide services which are interrupted and which are of good quality.
04:04So, for example, when you anticipate or you learn that there is a white fire and that the area might
04:12be affected by this air pollution, that you have enough professionals in the emergency rooms.
04:18So that people with symptoms can come and can receive it in a timely manner.
04:26France's worst wildfire in decades is expected to deepen the country's economic strains, with damage to forest, tourism and agriculture
04:36adding to pressure on an already squeezed economy.
04:40Many French wine growers fear this year's harvest could be tainted by smoke from the raging fires.
04:46The massive blaze has been burning across the Bordeaux region for nearly a week, disrupting the peak tourist season and
04:54threatening one of France's most renowned wine producing areas.
04:59Farmers say thick toxic smoke is affecting all living things including vineyards.
05:04While some wines naturally carry smoky or ashy notes, experts say excessive smoke taint can overwhelm fruit characteristics.
05:14In severe cases, producers may be forced to downgrade their wines or sell the harvest in bulk for industrial alcohol.
05:23Wildfires have scorched an area four times the size of Paris, forced around 220,000 people to flee their homes,
05:31and disrupted major tourist attractions, underscoring the growing economic cost of the disaster for France.
05:44Europe has faced increasingly severe heat waves in the past few weeks, causing wildfires in several countries such as Spain,
05:52France and Greece.
05:53But further impact has been emerging as key waterways such as the Rhine and the Danube have fallen to exceptionally
06:01low levels in some places breaking records.
06:04This could make cargo transport significantly more difficult, potentially forcing vessels to carry smaller loads, causing commercial shipping on parts
06:13of these routes to grind almost to heart, or requiring operators to adopt more cumbersome alternatives.
06:20Major European industries, including oil refining and chemicals, could therefore face severe disruption.
06:27Operators must instead divide cargo between several vessels, or shift some freight to road or rail.
06:35For the chemical and petrochemical industries, reduced navigable depths restrict deliveries of essential materials such as nafta or liquefied petroleum
06:44gas from North Sea ports to inland factories.
06:49Raising water temperatures have also made industrial cooling systems less efficient, further increasing operational pressures.
06:57This is especially important for nuclear and thermal power plants.
07:02In Hungary, the low water levels have forced the PAC's nuclear power plant to reduce output and shut down one
07:10of its four reactors.
07:11Romania had to do the same.
07:18Amy Winehouse's father, Mitch Winehouse, has been ordered to pay almost one million pounds to the two of the late
07:24singer's friends after losing a high-corp battle over her personal estate.
07:29The dispute centered on 155 items, including clothes and jewelry, sold at U.S. auctions in 2021 and 2023 by
07:39former stylist Naomi Parry and friend Catriona Gourlet.
07:44Dismissing the claim, the judge ruled that Mitch Winehouse pursued an inherently weak case aggressively, causing significant damage to the
07:52woman's reputations, carriers and health.
07:57He must pay their legal costs within two weeks.
08:00The ruling comes as the late singer's mother, Janice Winehouse, led tributes marking 15th anniversary of Amy's death.
08:08Reflecting on her daughter's struggles with fame and addiction, Janice recalled that Amy never sought the spotlight, describing alcohol as
08:16a tragic way of coping with the immense pressure.
08:27Thank you, James.
08:29Thank you very much.
08:31Thank you very much.
08:36Thank you, everyone.
08:40It's been a bit different now...
08:45I'm so happy to head next to my first time...
08:47I'm so happy to meet you...
08:47Oh...
08:49Two...
08:50Three...
08:51One...
08:51One...
08:51Oh, really?
08:53Oh, really?
08:54I'm so happy to get them back!
08:55I'm so happy to have you guys!
08:59Thank you, everyone, I'm so happy to meet you.
09:06Nice to meet you.
09:07Bye, I'm so happy to be with you.
09:09What are you doing?
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