00:00Extreme heat and severe drought are battering Central Europe, threatening agricultural production and transforming once fertile farmlands into dusty, wasted
00:08land.
00:08In Hungary's Great Plains, soil moisture levels have plummeted below 20%, treating desertification and forcing local livestock farmers to operate
00:18at a loss.
00:19Meanwhile, in the Czech Republic, record temperatures and irregular rainfall are damaging hope yields, impacting the country's historic brewing sector.
00:27Experts warn that persistent European drought is becoming a permanent climate reality, placing small producers and regional food systems at
00:35grave risk.
00:42In France, a relentless summer heat wave forced the early closure of Paris' iconic Arc de Triomphe as extreme temperatures
00:49hit record levels across the country.
00:51Weather authorities placed 80 departments under an orange heat alert during one of the longest heat waves on record.
00:58Extreme temperatures prompted early closures at major landmarks to protect visitors and stop from intense sun exposure.
01:05International tourists expressed shock at the stifling conditions, with many altering sightseeing plants, avoiding unconditioned transport and seeking shade across
01:16the capital.
01:16Health officials warned that elevated day and night temperatures pose significant health risks, urging vulnerable populations to take precautions.
01:31In Italy, Mount Edna continues to erupt, sending balls of fire and plums of smoke into the air, prompting the
01:38airspace above Sicily to be closed.
01:41The airport in Catania announced on a website that it has extended the block of departures to August 15th at
01:482 a.m. local time as River of Orange Lake flowed down the sides of the volcano.
01:53According to local media, some 700 flights have been cancelled since August 8th, when powerful eruptions from Mount Edna shot
02:01ash into the air, making it dangerous for planes to enter the airspace.
02:05Further reports say that usually 40,000 people pass throughout the airport in this holiday period.
02:12As the eruption shows no sign of slowing, hundreds of people have been stuck at the airport, trying to find
02:18other ways to get to their destinations.
02:28And a major wildfires spread in central parts of Croatia's Adriatic coast destroyed numerous homes and forced residents and tourists
02:35to evacuate.
02:36Local media reported early Friday that the violent fire is ravaging vegetation and homes in the town of Lokva Rogoznika,
02:43with most people being evacuated to the nearby towns of Omis.
02:47Strong winds that repeatedly changed direction filled the flames and complicated firefighting efforts, with the blaze approaching additional homes.
02:55For this part, Somis deputy mayor, Ivan Pouvesky, said that numerous houses had burned and more buildings remained threatened, describing
03:04the situation as extremely difficult.
03:06Evacuations were carried out by land and sea, with harbor authorities boats transporting people from areas threatened by the fire.
03:21And in Japan, record-breaking rainfall east of Tokyo has flooded homes and roads, leaving at least four people dead,
03:28one missing, and thousands tended across Sheba prefecture.
03:31Unprecedented downpours dumped over 11,000 centimeters of rain in a single hour, flooding dozens of homes and knocking out
03:38powers to tens of thousands.
03:40Fatalities include residents trapped in flooded cars and roads in Ishikawa, Sakura, and Kashiwa.
03:46Japan's military dispatched buses to rescue thousands stranded overnight at Soga train station, while thousands more were stuck at Narita
03:55airport, as rail services were suspended during the busy holiday week.
03:59Although the rain briefly subsided on Friday morning, weather officials warned that additional rainfall could trigger further flooding and landslides
04:08in low-lying areas.
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