The Latest Breaking News from Mediterranean

Major fires raging in parts of Greece and in other Mediterranean countries have advanced causing additional deaths, destroying homes and threatening nature reserves during a third successive wave of extreme temperatures

‘There is no magical defence mechanism,’ says Greek prime minister as fires burn in northern Africa and southern Europe

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Hundreds died in the Mediterranean while we were focused on that submersible. Looking the other way was a choice

They rise just north of the sprawling coastal resort of Antalya, but Turkey’s western Taurus Mountains are a sparsely populated “hard-bitten corner of the Mediterranean hinterland”, home to timeless villages and “barely explored” ancient ruins.

Tourists are choosing milder destinations such as Ireland and Denmark as the heatwave over southern Europe leads to sea temperatures of up to 30c in Spain

Thousands find themselves trapped in the inferno currently gripping the Mediterranean. From wildfire fears to abandoned trips, Isolde Walters and Katie Strick speak to the Londoners enduring holidays in hell

Extreme heat across the Mediterranean is expected to build into the weekend, testing records in fire-ravaged Greece after easing slightly on Thursday.

Temperatures around the world are soaring. Both California’s Death Valley and China’s Xinjiang region have seen temperatures climb above the 50℃ mark. A blistering heatwave is also sweeping across the Mediterranean, causing temperatures in parts of Italy, Spain, France and Greece to exceed 40℃.