Philip Boucher Hayes

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3,375 appearances 85 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2026 last heard 6 Aug

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Today with David McCullagh · An area the size of Luxembourg lost to wildfires across Europe so far this summer · 30 Jul 2026 podcast

They estimate that the heat wave in the last week of June alone claimed 25,000 lives. voice-verified

And that one is, of course, two heat waves ago. voice-verified

Europe, warming faster than much of the rest of the globe, is now headed toward its worst wildfire season on record, with an area the size of Luxembourg having gone up in flames. voice-verified

Authorities say that fires in the hardest-hit regions of Spain and France have stabilised, even though temperatures are rising. voice-verified

And in Greece, three firefighters died yesterday while battling blazes on the island of Crete and in the south of the mainland. voice-verified

I'm joined by The Guardian's correspondent in Greece, Helena Smith. voice-verified

Helena, good morning. voice-verified

It is really horrible to contemplate now that firefighters have lost their lives and so many in one day. voice-verified

Do you know of the circumstances? voice-verified

What kind of temperatures and weather conditions is the country experiencing now? voice-verified

It is the accumulation of brush that, of course, fuels these fires. voice-verified

And it's not exactly a surprise for Greece that it is going to have to deal with wildfires during the summer. voice-verified

How much adaptation, preparation did the government do in advance this year? voice-verified

Have they upped their game on previous years? voice-verified

These few months are, of course, absolutely critical to the Greek economy in terms of the income from tourism. voice-verified

How are the Greeks doing in performing that balancing act between public safety, but also ensuring that they don't lose out too much on those tourist dollars? voice-verified

Separately, Helena, you've been reporting on this particularly grisly story of a body found in a suitcase in an abandoned building in central Athens and the fact that that body has now been identified as that of a 38-year-old British woman. voice-verified

What can you tell me about that? voice-verified

Helena Smith in Athens, thank you very much. voice-verified

I'm joined now also by Hugh Schofield, BBC Paris correspondent. voice-verified

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