Wild weather: Extreme heat, wildfires and deadly flooding

Here are some of the weather stories making headlines around the world this past week.

At least 30 people have died in Beijing after flooding from days of heavy rain. Another eight are confirmed dead in a neighbouring regions.

More than 80,000 people have been evacuated and relocated as the floods cut power and communications to more than 100 villages.

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More than half a metre (over 20 inches) of rain fell over the course of a few days. That’s almost an entire year’s-worth of rain.

Extreme heat has been affecting large portions of North America and in Europe, they’re dealing with another heatwave.

In Greece, temperatures were in the 40s. The heat forced the partial closure of the Acropolis temple for the second time this month and the Labour Ministry suspended work between the hours of 11 a.m. and 5 p.m.

In Turkiye, a weather station in the southeast hit 50.5 C. That’s a national record, breaking the previous record by a full degrees.

And both Turkiye and Greece have also been dealing with wildfires fueled by the hot, dry conditions.

Fourteen volunteer firefighters and rescue workers have been killed battling the blazes in western and northwest Turkiye.

More than 3,500 people have been forced out of their homes because of the fires.