The first heatwave of the summer has led European countries to issue wildfire warnings and health alerts.
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Near Turkey’s popular western Aegean coast, hundreds of rescue workers have spent a second day fighting flames in searing heat and strong winds.
Those winds are creating extreme fire risks in Greece and alerts have been issued in France, Italy and Portugal.
Temperatures in Spain have broken June records with 46 celcius recorded near the border with Portugal.
Here, 33.1 Celsius was recorded at Heathrow Airport in west London.
Frances Read reports.
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2:34 – Analysis from Liam Dutton
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