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".
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Rhodes fires: Planes sent to collect stranded Britons
Holiday firms are operating flights from the Greek island to help those evacuated after wildfires.
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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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Rhodes fires: Scots tourists sleep on street as blazes spread
One couple from Kilmarnock had to sleep on a mattress in the street after hotels on the Greek island were evacuated.
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British tourists in limbo after fleeing Rhodes wildfires
Families report sleeping on mattresses on the floor and struggling to find accommodation.
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Greece fires: Thousands flee homes and hotels on Rhodes as fires spread
Greece's deputy fire chief says the fires are the most difficult his service is currently facing.
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Crash kills pilot of helicopter fighting Canada wildfires
The helicopter crash comes just days after two wildfire fighters were killed combating blazes.
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The Australian climate protesters cast as extremists
Activists say they're being labelled as threats to public safety to justify heavy-handed policing.
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US heatwave sees hospitals use body-bag ice treatment
Hospitals raise the alarm as heat stays above 37C (110F) for 19 days straight in Phoenix, Arizona.
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