Now playing Next Italy Two dead, dozens injured in Bologna motorway blaze Two lorries collided on the motorway near Bologna airport in northern Italy on Monday, causing a major explosion and killing at least two people, according to Italian news agency ANSA. 06/08/2018
Now playing Next Portugal Fire warnings as near-record temperatures hit Europe Firefighters in Portugal and Spain were on high alert over the weekend as the heatwave continued across Europe 06/08/2018
Now playing Next Portugal Wildfires threaten Portugal and Spain Firefighter in Spain and Portugal continued to battle wildfires on Monday after the heatwave parched the landscape 06/08/2018
Now playing Next Portugal Fires rage for third day in Spain and Portugal The temperatures may have started to ease from their near- record highs in Portugal but fires has raged for a third day in the south of the country. 05/08/2018
Now playing Next Greece Greek fire claims 90th victim An 85-year-old man has died in hospital after being burned in last months fire in the coastal town of Mati in Greece, bringing the number of fatalities to 90 05/08/2018
Now playing Next Portugal Spain and Portugal struggle to cope with soaring temperatures Over 700 firefighters are attempting to contain a wildfire in Portugal and a heatwave across Iberia shows little sign of cooling down 04/08/2018
Now playing Next Gaza Fire balloons prompt Israel to stop Gaza fuel supplies Israel has halted fuel supplies to the Gaza Strip because of incendiary balloons and kites being launched from the enclave 02/08/2018
Now playing Next Portugal Fire warning issued as heatwave strikes Spain and Portugal A heatwave this week across Portugal and Spain has prompted a warning about possible wild fires 01/08/2018
Now playing Next USA California's wildfires: deadly blaze continues to spread Firefighters say erratic winds and dry conditions have caused the Carr fire to grow 30/07/2018
Now playing Next world news Europe briefing: Five stories to know about today From the Greek Prime Minister accepting responsibility for the deadly fires to a lost skier from more than 60 years ago being identified. 30/07/2018
Now playing Next Sweden Sweden tries to put wildfire out ... by dropping a bomb on it Sweden's air force employed an unusual tactic to try and put out a wildfire — dropping a bomb on it! 26/07/2018
Now playing Next Sweden Heatwave wreaks havoc across Europe Many parts of Sweden have seen their driest weather in the May to mid-July period since records began in the 19th century 21/07/2018
Now playing Next Sweden Data shows Sweden’s wildfire problem is unusual These figures reflect how Sweden’s current outbreak of wildfires is unusual. 20/07/2018
Now playing Next Germany Explosion devastates apartment building in Germany A number of people have been injured after an explosion in an apartment building in western Germany. 24/06/2018
Now playing Next no comment Sydney disappears in smoke Australia's biggest city has all but vanished as brush fire clearances on the outskirts create thick smoke. 29/05/2018
Now playing Next Europe News Environmentalists & farmers take EU to court over climate change Plaintiffs charge EU with establishing inadequate greenhouse gas reductions, and failing to ensure the already inadequate cuts are respected. A group action is trying to force the EU to make tougher laws. 24/05/2018
Now playing Next Portugal Hundreds of volunteers plant trees to replace Portugal's burned forest Portugal has started the process of recovering huge areas of forest lost in fires that struck the country last year. On Sunday over 3,000 volunteers planted around 67,000 trees in Leiria in central Portugal. More than 80 percent of the pine forest was lost in the blazes that also claimed 114 lives. 26/03/2018
Now playing Next Azerbaijan Azerbaijan fire: 24 killed at drug treatment centre A fire at a drug abuse treatment centre in Baku, Azerbaijan, has killed 24 people. 02/03/2018
Now playing Next Australia Australia swelters in record high temperatures Bushfires sweep across three states whipped up by high winds 07/01/2018
Now playing Next USA Child playing with stove started deadly New York City fire Officials say Thursday's Bronx apartment building blaze spread after the toddler's mother failed to shut the kitchen door as she fled with him and his younger sibling. Twelve people died and a further four are in critical condition in hospital 29/12/2017