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: '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 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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Heatwave: Italy's major cities on red heat alert
Parts of Sardinia and Sicily will be the hottest in Europe with highs of 46C or 47C.
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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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Heatwave scorches Europe, in pictures
Temperatures are expected to peak at 46C in Sardinia as a heatwave continues in parts of Europe.
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Greece wildfires: 1,200 children evacuated from summer camp as blaze nears
Two separate blazes are tearing through the country as it suffers the effects of a scorching Mediterranean heatwave.
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Ross Edgley ends longest non-stop lake swim in heatwave
The attempt in Italy was cut short due to fears of dehydration amid the European heatwave.
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