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Episode Synopsis
Firefighting aircraft and ground crews from other countries headed to Greece on Thursday to help battle wildfires that have intensified as southern Europe faces a prolonged heat wave. While firefighters have contained some of the wildfires near Athens, officials are on alert, warning that “the worst is yet to come,” as Southern Europe’s second heat wave in as many weeks brings extreme temperatures to Mediterranean countries. Derek Gatopoulos, a correspondent for the Associated Press who has been covering news in Greece for more than 25 years, joins Thanos Davelis with the latest updates on the wildfires, and to look at how Greece and Athens are coping with the intense heat wave.You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here:Wildfires in Greece largely contained, new heatwave loomsHeatwaves to persist to month’s endGrid is seen holding, for nowUAE and Turkey sign multibillion-dollar agreementsSaudi Arabia buys Turkish drones during Erdogan’s visit
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