Morning opening: Heatwave continues with wildfire warnings in place
Jakub Krupa
Greater than 1,500 folks had been evacuated from accommodations and houses in a single day on Crete as firefighters are preventing a fast-spreading wildfire on the southern coast of the Greek island.
Over 230 firefighters are concerned preventing a number of outbreaks posing a “very tough” general image for the emergency companies, the Greek hearth brigade stated in an replace on Thursday morning.
Firefighters attempt to extinguish a wildfire close to Ierapetra, on the island of Crete, Greece. {Photograph}: Stefanos Rapanis/Reuters
A separate hearth broke out in Halkidiki area of Greece, with 160 firefighters and 49 automobiles concerned in emergency response, the hearth service stated.
The service warned that the nation was coming into “essentially the most tough month of the hearth season,” with robust winds contributing to their unfold.
Separate wildfires had been reported in Germany, the place a minimum of two had been severely injured and over 100 reportedly evacuated in a forest hearth in Saxony, and in Spain.
The forest ground is on hearth in a wooded space on the Saalfelder Höhe, in Reichmannsdorf, Germany. {Photograph}: Daniel Vogl/AP
The fires come as Europe continues to face excessive climate situations, with Spain, Italy, Austria, Hungary, Slovakia, Poland and Croatia all anticipated to report temperatures in mid-30s at this time.
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Portuguese prime minister Luís Montenegro reacted to the information of Jota’s demise, expressing his condolences to his household.
The information of the demise of Diogo Jota, an athlete who significantly honored Portugal’s title, and his brother is sudden and tragic. I lengthen my deepest condolences to their household. It’s a unhappy day for soccer and for nationwide and worldwide sports activities.
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Portugal and Liverpool ahead Diogo Jota dies in automotive crash
We at the moment are getting stunning information from Spain that Portugal and Liverpool ahead Diogo Jota has died in a automotive crash in a single day.
Diogo Jota in motion for Liverpool final season. {Photograph}: Rui Vieira/AP
The accident, first reported by Portuguese media and the Spanish sports activities newspaper Marca, befell close to Zamora in northwest Spain, with native emergency companies confirming two fatalities aged 28 and 26, with out giving their names.
The Portuguese soccer affiliation have confirmed the media experiences in an announcement, saying they “lacks the phrases” to explain the lack of the participant.
BBC earlier stated it additionally confirmed Jota’s demise with the Spanish civil guard, Guardia Civil.
Native media reported that the automotive went off street and was totally engulfed in flames by the point first responders arrived on scene.
Jota joined Liverpool from Wolves in 2020 and scored 65 targets in 182 appearances for the membership. He received the Premier League title, the FA Cup and League membership with Liverpool, the Championship title with Wolves in 2018 and was a two-time winner of the Uefa Nations League with Portugal.
He was an immensely standard determine within the Liverpool dressing room with a heat and pleasant character.
Jota and his associate had been married in Porto on 22 June, and introduced the information in a social media submit a number of days in the past.
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French air site visitors controllers go on strike over pay inflicting journey disruptions
In the meantime, French air site visitors controllers started a two-day strike demanding higher working situations, inflicting disruption to air journey because the summer season season will get below approach, Reuters reported.
View of the air site visitors management tower of the Marseille-Provence airport on the eve of a strike name by two air site visitors controllers’ unions to defend their working situations, in Marignane, close to Marseille, France. {Photograph}: Manon Cruz/Reuters
Ryanair stated it needed to cancel 170 flights disrupting 30,000 passengers, with a secondary impact on flights flying over France to different locations. “EU skies can’t be repeatedly closed simply because French Air Visitors Controllers are occurring leisure strikes,” the airline stated.
Ryanair’s CEO Michael O’Leary went even additional, saying that “as soon as once more European households are held to ransom by French air site visitors controllers occurring strike,” including “it is not sensible and is abundantly unfair on EU passengers and households occurring holidays.”
Air France, France’s largest airline stated it had tailored its flight schedule, with out giving particulars, however that it was sustaining long-haul flights.
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Wind-fuelled wildfires rage in Turkey
Individually, two wildfires that started in a single day close to the western Turkish resort of Izmir had been raging uncontrolled on Thursday, fuelled by excessive winds, officers stated, in feedback reported by AFP.
Firefighters are combating a wildfire that began in an agricultural space and unfold to the forest in Ildir neighbourhood of Cesme district, Izmir, Turkey. {Photograph}: Anadolu/Getty Photographs
“Robust winds are making firefighting efforts tough in Izmir,” Turkey’s forestry directorate stated on X as aerial firefighting planes and helicopters resumed their sorties at dawn.
Locals in a minimum of 5 districts within the two areas had been evacuated as a precaution however there have been no quick experiences of accidents.
Since Friday, lots of of fires have been reported throughout drought-hit Turkey, fuelled by excessive winds, AFP famous.
On Monday, greater than 50,000 folks had been evacuated, largely within the Izmir space but in addition from the southern province of Hatay, the AFAD catastrophe administration company stated.
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Morning opening: Heatwave continues with wildfire warnings in place
Jakub Krupa
Greater than 1,500 folks had been evacuated from accommodations and houses in a single day on Crete as firefighters are preventing a fast-spreading wildfire on the southern coast of the Greek island.
Over 230 firefighters are concerned preventing a number of outbreaks posing a “very tough” general image for the emergency companies, the Greek hearth brigade stated in an replace on Thursday morning.
Firefighters attempt to extinguish a wildfire close to Ierapetra, on the island of Crete, Greece. {Photograph}: Stefanos Rapanis/Reuters
A separate hearth broke out in Halkidiki area of Greece, with 160 firefighters and 49 automobiles concerned in emergency response, the hearth service stated.
The service warned that the nation was coming into “essentially the most tough month of the hearth season,” with robust winds contributing to their unfold.
Separate wildfires had been reported in Germany, the place a minimum of two had been severely injured and over 100 reportedly evacuated in a forest hearth in Saxony, and in Spain.
The forest ground is on hearth in a wooded space on the Saalfelder Höhe, in Reichmannsdorf, Germany. {Photograph}: Daniel Vogl/AP
The fires come as Europe continues to face excessive climate situations, with Spain, Italy, Austria, Hungary, Slovakia, Poland and Croatia all anticipated to report temperatures in mid-30s at this time.
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It’s Thursday, 2 July 2025, it’s Jakub Krupa right here, and that is Europe Reside.
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