24 Jul 2023

Europe: Greek islands evacuated, far-right could govern Spain

From Nine To Noon, 9:45 am on 24 July 2023

Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney joins Kathryn to talk about the scenes of panic and chaos on the Greek island of Rhodes, where more than 30,000 people were forced to flee hotels and villages as wildfires raged. A heatwave has been hitting southern Europe, with temperatures hitting 47 degrees celsius on Sicily. People in Spain have been casting their ballots today in a close election that opinion polls suggest may push the country to the right and bring a far-right party into government for the first time in decades. And Ukraine's president is vowing revenge after Russian air strikes hit the southern port city of Odesa, killing one person and badly damaging an historic cathedral in a part of the city that's a UNESCO world heritage site. 

Fires on Greek island of Rhodes

Photo: BBC screenshot / Simon Wheatley