00:01Europe continues to grapple with wildfires.
00:05A new wildfire started in Greece in the village of Kouvaras, 60 kilometers southeast of Athens,
00:12mobilizing over 170 firefighters according to the Greek fire service,
00:18while Hellenic police helped evacuate an elderly woman whose garden was engulfed in flames.
00:25Meanwhile, firefighters in Italy's Lombardi region were battling flames on Sunday.
00:31Firefighters said they used water-dropping airplanes and helicopters to bring flames under control in mountainous areas, including around Lake
00:40Lecco.
00:41Italian environmental NGO Legambiente has already estimated that over 80,300 hectares have been burnt in Italy this year.
00:51In Albania, firefighters, helicopters and the military worked through the night to contain a large wildfire burning on Mount Kruje,
01:00as authorities evacuated residents from several villages and arrested one man suspected of accidentally sparking the blaze.
01:08A fire which began in the Spanish region of Huelva last Thursday has already burnt through 20,000 hectares,
01:17as firefighters struggled to control it due to changing winds.
01:21France and Spain have already seen historic wildfires so far this summer.
01:30A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday, killing at least 111 people and causing severe property damage.
01:39The earthquake occurred at 7.34 a.m. local time with its epicenter in San Jose del Palmar
01:46and the Department of Choco at a depth of about 82 kilometers.
01:50It was a very strong temblor, it surprised us, and we evacuated as fast as possible.
01:59We felt that it started to tembler, but the problem was that it didn't stop.
02:02It wasn't so strong, but it was very late.
02:04So, when it stopped, it started to get worse or get worse.
02:10Among the affected buildings is the Manizales Cathedral, one of the city's great architectural landmarks.
02:18Kali is one of the hardest-hit areas, with at least 25 buildings having suffered severe damage
02:23and many having collapsed with people inside, raising fears that the death toll will continue to climb.
02:30Rescue teams from various cities are heading to the affected areas to carry out first-response work within the critical
02:3672-hour window.
02:37The country's new president, sworn in a mere days ago, has pledged full institutional support.
02:44I ordered to suspend all the agenda that I had in the capital of the Republic
02:49to concentrate on the natural disaster that today causes our suffering Colombian people.
02:57I am going to be able to take a moment of emergency.
03:00I am going to be able to take a moment of emergency, a place of command unified,
03:02in the offices of the UNGRD in Bogotá.
03:06All I am going to be with all the crew, taking a moment of action and action.
03:10Personally, I am going to be able to lead these actions to bring solutions to our people in the department
03:18of Chocó,
03:19in the Eje Cafetero and in other areas of the country that have been affected.
03:25They are not alone.
03:28The international community is also beginning to mobilize in the wake of the disaster.
03:33Countries including the United States, Chile and El Salvador have offered aid to Colombia
03:39and expressed their willingness to collaborate in emergency response efforts.
03:46Floods and landslides after nine days of heavy rain have killed at least 13 people in the northern Philippines.
03:53Four died in Baguio after a rain-soaked mountainside collapsed onto several homes.
03:59Rescues were searching for at least six people still missing.
04:03The mountain city recorded nearly 1.5 meters of rain between August 1 and August 9,
04:08which is 47 percent above its normal rainfall for the entire month.
04:13Beyond Baguio, landslides killed six people elsewhere on Luzon, while others died in separate weather-related incidents.
04:21Flood weathers were receding in parts of the region, but heavy rain continued as schools and government offices remain closed
04:28across Luzon.
04:35In Spain, the government has raised the figure of migrants who entered Ciudad to 80,000 and unaccompanied minors registered
04:42in the city so far to 1,400.
04:45Hundreds of minors were lining up as early as five in the morning on Monday to register and request assistance.
04:52Meanwhile, the Minister of Territorial Policy, Angel Victor Torres, stressed that the priority is to achieve family reunification in their
04:59countries of origin, or alternatively in Spain.
05:03The President of the Autonomous City of Ciuta, Juan José Vivas, has called on the government to assume sole command
05:10of the situation
05:11and requested detention centers for migrants who remain in Ciuta.
05:16In addition, the government has increased civil guard personnel on the Spanish-North African exclave by 40 percent and the
05:23national police by 30 percent,
05:25while denying new vacation visas due to the migration alert.
05:29Italy and Denmark are calling for deportation centers in the wake of the crisis, denouncing Madrid over what they called
05:36a soft stance on migration.
05:39Georgia Maloney's government in Rome established controls on travelers arriving from Spain following the crisis,
05:45a move which Spain mimicked on incoming Italian travelers retaliatorily.
05:50Well, I imagine that it's a way to protect their country from all that they are seeing here in Spain.
05:55I understand the measure that Italy has put to Spain, but I think it's a bit absurd and a bit
06:00of a little bit of what Spain has done with Italy.
06:02Sánchez is having attacks everywhere, and it's not justifiable what's happening.
06:12Italian Prime Minister Maloney and her Danish counterpart Frederiksen have published a joint statement rejecting what they called uncontrolled migration.
06:22The two leaders also vowed to protect what they called Europe's Christian cultural heritage and also called the third country
06:30return hubs for migrants.
06:32The only two female leaders in the EU, Frederiksen and Maloney, noted that despite coming from different political backgrounds,
06:40they are united by a shared commitment to defending Europe.
06:45The two leaders also raised concerns over rising crime rates, increased pressure on public services,
06:51and an erosion of public trust as direct results of illegal migration.
06:56The joint statement came as no surprise, given Frederiksen and Maloney have emerged as the EU's most vocal advocates for
07:05a tougher migration policy,
07:07which was put under further strain last month after tens of thousands of migrants from Morocco rushed the Spanish autonomous
07:14city of Ceuta,
07:15the vast majority of whom have since returned home.
07:19Following the incident, Italy and Denmark led an open letter to the EU institutions,
07:25signed by a total of 22 member states calling for coordinated action to combat illegal migration.
07:41Iran has insisted that the United States meet its demands before the Strait of Hamas reopens.
07:46A foreign ministry spokesperson said on Monday that it is up to the US to stop what he called illegal
07:52destructive actions.
07:54By the time of the U.S.
07:57as well as regards COLIP to the US war, according to the U.S.
08:01by the U.S. of the Russian Republic of the U.S.
08:04the U.S. and American political Combination of dominance,
08:05the U.S. of the U.S. of the U.S. thus limited work in this country in order to
08:10a justice space.
08:11As far as the U.S. of the U.S. of the U.S., the U.S., they have further
08:17action.
08:29Iran has said it wants the U.S. to lift the blockade, pay compensation for month of war damage,
08:34lift economic sanctions and release Iran's frozen assets.
08:37For his part, U.S. President Donald Trump had warned on Sunday he was ready to let economic
08:42pressure mount against Iran, apparently backing away for more military strikes. Trump's comments
08:48come after Tehran set conditions over the weekend to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The waterway normally
08:53carries about one-fifth of global traded oil supplies. Its closure has become the war's most
08:59lasting consequence, driving global energy prices up. Meanwhile, Iran is holding separate talks with
09:05Oman over transit through the strait, including potentially a temporary shipping corridor.
09:14Ithaca in the Ionian Sea off the western coast of mainland Greece lies far from the country's
09:19most popular tourist destinations. Despite its crystal clear waters and stunning coves, it
09:23has never been among Greece's established tourist hotspots. Now however, following Christopher
09:28Nolan's The Odyssey, fans of Homer and Odysseus are adding Ithaca to their travel itineraries.
09:33I studied Greek when I was a child and I studied the Odyssey. I like Odysseus and this is my
09:43dream.
09:45The mayor of Ithaca expects tourism to increase following the Hollywood film, although he says the full impact
09:50will become clear during the next tourist season.
09:55Ithaca in the Ionian Sea.
09:55Ithaca in the Ionian Sea. There is no big visibility on the island because of the film.
09:58I think this program will come from the time where the film will play slowly on the whole world and
10:05so they will
10:06go to the direction of the island to come to the island.
10:11Ithaca in the Ionian Sea.
10:34Souvenir shop owners have known for years what draws many visitors to Ithaca,
10:38none other than Homer and the Odyssey.
10:53The permanent exhibition light on Homeric Ithaca
10:57presents archaeological finds that link modern day Ithaca
11:00with Odysseus legendary homeland.
11:02I think it's a good way to get more people interested in Homer
11:06and in mythology in general,
11:09but it's definitely not accurate to the original text.
11:15From the time it will become an impression
11:18that we can say about the months that usually are dead,
11:23in October or November or March or April,
11:27which usually are silent months in Ithaca.
11:30And again, I'll tell you about this
11:32that this is the story of Holland
11:33in the first phase,
11:35but this is the story of Holland.
11:37The story of Holland is Homeric.
11:41The story of Holland is3
11:41Ithaca
11:41to the interest of Holland.
11:41The story of Holland
11:42was the one that has stopped me to have
11:42It's not the same thing,
11:42The story of Holland is only one that I am the only one
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