California wildfires: Two dead and mass evacuations amid heatwave

 

A fast-moving wildfire near Hemet in southern California has killed two people and injured another.

Multiple residential buildings have also been destroyed by the fire which began shortly after 14:00 local time (21:00 BST) on Monday.

UK heatwave: Wildfire left garden like Armageddon - Norfolk renters

 

This is what's left of a garden and outbuilding - where a landlord's mother lived.

The UK's heatwave and scorching 40C temperatures sparked wildfires across the country. Norfolk was one of those places.

Norfolk Fire Service declared a major incident and dealt with more than 100 incidents on Tuesday.

Housemates Annabelle and Patrick class themselves as "lucky" their entire house wasn't caught by the flames but described the aftermath as "Armageddon".

What’s causing the current heatwave?

Heatwaves are sweeping across the Northern Hemisphere.

Europe, North America, and Asia are baking in record-breaking heatwaves.

In New Delhi, it has already hit 49 degrees Celsius (120 degrees Fahrenheit) this year, 12 above the average.

Climate change: How the world has warmed since 1880

 

As heatwaves around the world hit record temperatures, this Nasa graphic reveals how the world has warmed since 1880.

China heatwave: Shanghai workers swelter in 40C heat

 

China is struggling with sweltering summer heat with dozens of cities across the country having issued extreme weather warnings for temperatures in excess of 40C.

One of those is Shanghai, which is still a focus for China's Zero Covid strategy.

Europe wildfires: Heatwave fuels blazes across the continent

 

A heatwave spreading across Europe is fuelling wildfires in Portugal, France and Spain.

Around 3,500 firefighters in Portugal are battling dozens of blazes, as temperatures break records in various parts of the country.

In Turkey, more than 3,000 people have been evacuated because of a wildfire in the south-western Datca peninsula.

Heatwaves have become more frequent, more intense, and longer-lasting because of climate change. The world has already warmed by about 1.1C since the industrial era began.

India’s construction workers bear the brunt of heatwave

 

 

 Thousands of Indians are reeling under a brutal heatwave that has swept through the country. Some areas of the capital, Delhi, have recorded temperatures of 49C. But life has become hardest for the working poor - vast swathes of people employed in the country's unorganised sector - who are struggling to cope with the soaring temperatures. With no other means of livelihood, they toil through the day in soaring temperatures to ensure they and their families don't go hungry.

'There are no words to describe how bad it is': India endures severe heatwave – video

Residents of India’s north-western cities struggle to cope as record temperatures hit the country. Temperatures climbed to 45C on Friday in the city of Ujjain while the city of Phalodi reported temperatures of 51C. Local governments have set up free water stations for residents and visitors but one man in Ujjain says the tanks are running out rapidly because of the high demand for water