US heatwave leads to rising number of burns, medics say
Superheated asphalt or metal seatbelts can melt flesh in minutes, officials warn amid intense heat.
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Nova Scotia floods: Body found of one of four missing
Unidentified remains also found as police continue to search for three others missing in Nova Scotia.
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Rhodes wildfires are 'like a biblical catastrophe'
As well as tourists, the wildfires have come at a great personal cost to the Greek island's residents.
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Family from Inverurie escapes Rhodes wildfires on rubber dinghy
The Farquhar family from Inverurie were on holiday in Lardos when they were caught in the fires.
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Rhodes fires: Attleborough dad tells of tourist rescue runs
Freight transport manager Jonathan Lewis describes the scenes in Greece as "hell on Earth".
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Greece fires: Holidaymaker 'glad to be back' home in Leeds
A man from Leeds says there was "ash dropping on our shoulders" as he left the burning island.
1970-01-01 08:00
Heatwave in US Southwest region to expand east
Some 56 million Americans began Monday under extreme heat alerts as more US temperature records fell.
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Rhodes fires: Holidaymakers praise locals as wildfires rage on
Wildfires have also broken out on the Greek islands of Corfu and Evia as thousands are evacuated.
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Rhodes fires: 'Everyone's on edge' says island resident
Cathy Holloway, who lives on the island, says she does not know whether she still has a home.
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Rhodes tourist felt she had been left to die
Libby Robb says she struggled to escape the fires and felt "abandoned".
1970-01-01 08:00
Rhodes fires: Planes sent to collect stranded Britons
Holiday firms are operating flights from the Greek island to help those evacuated after wildfires.
1970-01-01 08:00
Locals step in to help tourists after Rhodes fires
Families on the island have offered up their spare bedrooms and sofas to stranded holidaymakers.
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