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Heatwaves: Your questions answered

Our environment expert answers your questions about extreme temperatures.

Wildfires in France, Spain, Portugal and Greece have forced thousands of people to flee their homes, and the UK could have the hottest day on record this week. We explain how climate change is contributing to more frequent and severe heat waves and go through questions and messages from around the world.

A recent upsurge in fighting between rival gangs in Haiti has led to dozens of deaths and injuries. We get more details from our reporter monitoring the developments.

Thousands of angry people in Sri Lanka have been protesting for weeks amid the deepening economic crisis, but it鈥檚 not the first time the country has been thrown into a huge political upheaval. We speak to two Sri Lankans about their country's brutal civil war that lasted 26 years.

Ghana has declared the first-ever outbreak of the Marburg virus, a highly infectious disease with the same family as Ebola. We explain what is known about the virus.

(Photo: A girl cools off in a fountain in Nice as a heat wave hits France, 18 July, 2022. Credit: Eric Gaillard/Reuters)

50 minutes

Last on

Mon 18 Jul 2022 16:06GMT

Broadcast

  • Mon 18 Jul 2022 16:06GMT

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