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Fire And Flood
Crazy weather in Europe. Large swathes of England are under flood waters following the worst floods (and the wettest July) in sixty years. 300,000 homes are without fresh water and warnings of sewage contamination and disease are coming from health experts.
Fresh floods are being predicted in Oxford and along the Thames valley. More here.
Meanwhile, south-eastern Europe is being swept by an unprecedented heatwave, with temperatures in Bucharest and Athens as high as the mid 40s (113 Fahrenheit).
Hungary claims the death toll is 500 so far; in Romania, nearly 20,000 have been admitted to hospital, mostly with respiratory problems. Belgrade has ordered that outdoor workers, including builders, knock off at 11.00 AM because of the heat.
A state of emergency has been declared in Bosnia and Macedonia, while Athens authorities say they are "on a war footing." A combination of deadly heat and dryness has caused hundreds of forest fires in the Athens region: A minister said the environmental damage could take "decades" to heal.
