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Newshour: 26/07/2023 13:06 GMT: Wildfires in Sicily "melting power cables"

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Wildfires in Sicily "melting power cables"

26/07/2023 13:06 GMT

26/07/2023 13:06 GMT: Wildfires in Sicily "melting power cables"

BBC World Service - Newshour, Wildfires in Sicily "melting power cables"

As the Mediterranean burns, the Mayor of Catania in Sicily says power cables are melting

As the Mediterranean burns, the Mayor of Catania in Sicily tells us power cables have melted.
Green issues prioritised for Paris Olympics; and Kevin Spacey cleared on all counts

Wildfires continue to blaze across several Mediterranean countries. In Sicily power cables have melted, knocking out the electricity supply and affecting water pumps and cooling systems - we hear from the Mayor of Catania.
Green issues are at the forefront of plans for next year's Olympics in Paris. 
And a London jury has found the Hollywood actor Kevin Spacey not guilty of multiple charges of sexual assault.

(IMAGE: 	A man tries to extinguish a wildfire in the Sicilian village of Altofonte, near Palermo, Italy July 26, 2023. REUTERS/Alberto Lo Bianco)

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