Emergency services battled wildfires across swathes of southern Europe after a record-breaking heatwave, widely blamed on global warming by scientists and climatologists, settled in last week.
Evacuations take place in Italy, Greece, due to fires; Emmanuel Macron to tour French wildfire siteWildfire forces hundreds to evacuate homes in TuscanyFire brigades in Tuscany battled a wildfire on Wednesday that forced hundreds to evacuate, as wildfires rage across Italy. Gas tanks caught in the flames also exploded.
Nine cities were on Italy's highest heatwave alert, which warns of serious health risks linked to the weather, up from five on Tuesday. The total is expected to rise to 14 on Thursday, including Rome, Milan and Florence, and 16 on Friday. A helicopter flies above a wildfire in Jamiano, Italy, on Wednesday. Nine cities in Italy are on the country's highest heatwave alert; that number is expected to reach 16 by Friday.
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