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Euronews
08-07-2025
- Climate
- Euronews
Heatwave causes excess deaths in Portugal as fires rage across Europe
Portugal has recorded 284 deaths during the ongoing heatwave, the country's Directorate-General for Health (DGS) has said. According to preliminary data from the DGS, more than 70% of the deaths, which occurred between 28 June and early July, were among people aged over 85. There is a potential risk that this number could climb further, with high-temperature risks predicted in the Alentejo region. The Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere has indicated that the current heatwave is expected to last until at least mid-week. Maximum temperatures could reach 40 degrees Celsius in the Douro and Tagus valleys, it warned. This comes after mainland Portugal recorded its hottest ever temperature in late June, when 46.6 degrees Celsius was logged in Mora, which lies around 100 kilometres east of the capital Lisbon. Meanwhile, authorities in neighbouring Spain have placed more than 18,000 residents in the north-eastern Tarragona province in lockdown as a wildfire continues to burn. Large parts of Spain are on high alert for wildfires after the country experienced its hottest June on record. Two people died in a fire on 1 July in the region of Catalonia, where Tarragona is located. This latest blaze started in the early hours of Monday in a remote area near the village of Pauls, where strong winds and rugged terrain have hampered firefighting efforts, authorities said. An emergency military unit was deployed early on Tuesday to help the more than 300 firefighters working in the area. "Since midnight, firefighters have been battling the blaze with gusts of wind reaching up to 90 kilometres per hour," Catalonia's regional firefighting service said, adding that strong winds were expected to ease by Tuesday afternoon. Red alerts in France France is also attempting to put out wildfires. At least 10 people — five civilians and five firefighters — have been injured in a blaze in the southern prefecture of Aude, which led to the partial closure of the A9 motorway. The road reopened on Tuesday morning but the fire "continues to spread," warned Colonel Christophe Magny, the director of the Aude fire service. The fire, which broke out on Monday at around 3 pm, is thought to have been started by "a cigarette butt thrown from a vehicle", according to Magny. Elsewhere, flights have been suspended at Marseille Airport because of a wildfire that is raging close to the southern French port city, local authorities said Tuesday. The prefecture told residents in the affected areas to stay indoors and off the roads. The French weather service Météo France said a further two departments — Var and Vaucluse — are also on red alert for possible forest fires. Hungary suffers from sudden shift in weather In Hungary, Monday's storm caused massive damage: the wind uprooted trees, downed power lines, paralysed rail traffic, and left 150,000 households without electricity. The wind blew off the roof of a building at the University of Szeged, and the tower of the church in Sápi collapsed. The storm caused further damage to the railway infrastructure on Tuesday. Hungarian Minister of Construction and Transport János Lázár stated in a video that his ministry cannot guarantee the resumption of traffic on all lines today, as the repair work from yesterday's storm damage continued throughout the night. "Primarily, colleagues worked on freeing the main lines," said Lázár, who noted that it may take days if not weeks to restore traffic on electrified tracks. "We are struggling with huge problems and challenges on the Balatonfüred line and direction. But fortunately, Volán has so much bus capacity that several hundred buses complement the incomplete and difficult-to-use line network," he added. Following strong winds and heavy rainfall on Tuesday, the mercury is expected to drop even further on Wednesday, with an average daily temperature of 15 degrees in the capital. "On Wednesday morning, we may feel like we're in late autumn, with winds of 60–70 km/h or more heavy rain, while the temperature will feel close to 10 degrees," meteorologist László Molnár told domestic outlets. HungaroMet highlights that "on Tuesday afternoon, due to the storm system in the eastern border region, there is a renewed chance of damaging wind gusts above 90–110 km/h developing in a larger area." From fires to storms Meanwhile, a severe hailstorm ripped up trees and tore off roofs when it hit the Croatian port of Split on Tuesday morning. High winds and hail damaged the roof of the city's football stadium and caused a ferry to slip its moorings at the port. The boat then hit two other vessels, one of which sank. At least three people were injured in the storm, and material damage across the city was significant. Photos carried by Croatian media showed downed trees and flooded streets. This happened as hundreds of fires raged in neighbouring Serbia following a period of extremely hot weather across parts of the Balkan region. So far they have injured six people. Serbian firefighters battled more than 600 wildfires on Monday. At least three municipalities in southern parts of the country have declared emergency measures due to the fires. "Many villages were jeopardised. We have a number of burnt and damaged properties but we have managed to save many too," senior emergency official Nedeljko Gagić told public broadcaster RTS. The country has been hit by a severe drought this summer, which has endangered crops and led to restrictions in supplies of drinking water. Experts say that the extreme weather conditions currently gripping Europe can be linked to climate change.
Euronews
08-07-2025
- Climate
- Euronews
Portugal records 284 excess deaths during heatwave
Portugal has recorded 284 deaths during the ongoing heatwave, the country's Directorate-General for Health (DGS) has said. According to preliminary data from the DGS, more than 70% of the deaths, which occurred between 28 June and early July, were among people aged over 85. There is a potential risk that this number could climb further, with high-temperature risks predicted in the Alentejo region. The Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere has indicated that the current heatwave is expected to last until at least mid-week. Maximum temperatures could reach 40 degrees Celsius in the Douro and Tagus valleys, it warned. This comes after mainland Portugal recorded its hottest ever temperature in late June, when 46.6 degrees Celsius was logged in Mora, which lies around 100 kilometres east of the capital Lisbon. Meanwhile, authorities in neighbouring Spain have placed more than 18,000 residents in the north-eastern Tarragona province in lockdown as a wildfire continues to burn. Large parts of Spain are on high alert for wildfires after the country experienced its hottest June on record. Two people died in a fire on 1 July in the region of Catalonia, where Tarragona is located. This latest blaze started in the early hours of Monday in a remote area near the village of Pauls, where strong winds and rugged terrain have hampered firefighting efforts, authorities said. An emergency military unit was deployed early on Tuesday to help the more than 300 firefighters working in the area. "Since midnight, firefighters have been battling the blaze with gusts of wind reaching up to 90 kilometres per hour," Catalonia's regional firefighting service said, adding that strong winds were expected to ease by Tuesday afternoon. Red alerts in France France is also attempting to put out wildfires. At least 10 people — five civilians and five firefighters — have been injured in a blaze in the southern prefecture of Aude, which led to the partial closure of the A9 motorway. The road reopened on Tuesday morning but the fire "continues to spread," warned Colonel Christophe Magny, the director of the Aude fire service. The fire, which broke out on Monday at around 3 pm, is thought to have been started by "a cigarette butt thrown from a vehicle", according to Magny. Elsewhere, flights have been suspended at Marseille Airport because of a wildfire that is raging close to the southern French port city, local authorities said Tuesday. The prefecture told residents in the affected areas to stay indoors and off the roads. The French weather service Météo France said a further two departments — Var and Vaucluse — are also on red alert for possible forest fires. From fires to storms Meanwhile, a severe hailstorm ripped up trees and tore off roofs when it hit the Croatian port of Split on Tuesday morning. High winds and hail damaged the roof of the city's football stadium and caused a ferry to slip its moorings at the port. The boat then hit two other vessels, one of which sank. At least three people were injured in the storm, and material damage across the city was significant. Photos carried by Croatian media showed downed trees and flooded streets. This happened as hundreds of fires raged in neighbouring Serbia following a period of extremely hot weather across parts of the Balkan region. So far they have injured six people. Serbian firefighters battled more than 600 wildfires on Monday. At least three municipalities in southern parts of the country have declared emergency measures due to the fires. "Many villages were jeopardised. We have a number of burnt and damaged properties but we have managed to save many too," senior emergency official Nedeljko Gagić told public broadcaster RTS. The country has been hit by a severe drought this summer, which has endangered crops and led to restrictions in supplies of drinking water. Experts say that the extreme weather conditions currently gripping Europe can be linked to climate change.
USA Today
04-07-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Gunnar Nelson out of UFC 318 fight vs. Neil Magny
On the cusp of what would've been his quickest turnaround since 2019, Gunnar Nelson has pulled out of his scheduled UFC 318 matchup against Neil Magny. Longtime welterweight veteran Nelson (19-6-1 MMA, 10-6 UFC) will no longer meet Magny (29-13 MMA, 22-12 UFC) on the July 19 card at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans (ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+), withdrawing due to undisclosed reasons less than three weeks from the event. A person with knowledge of the situation told MMA Junkie of the news following an initial report from X account Octagon Update. The person requested anonymity because the promotion has yet to make an official announcement. Nelson is coming off a unanimous decision loss to Kevin Holland at UFC Fight Night 255 in March. It was his first bout in more than two years, prior to which he earned wins over Bryan Barberena and Takashi Sato. The 36-year-old said before the Holland fight that he intended to be more active, but he still hasn't competed more than once in a calendar year since 2019. It's unknown at this time if Magny, who stands alone at the top of the 170-pound divisional victories list with 22, will get a replacement opponent on short notice for UFC 318 or be shifted to a different card. The latest UFC 318 lineup now includes:
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Michael Morales is using UFC bonus money to build a family home in Ecuador — while building a perfect record in MMA
As he was being introduced for his fight with Neil Magny in August, Michael Morales stood with his arms dangling, shaking those long limbs out as if trying to wake them up. Not quite five minutes later, when Magny had him tied up on the fence and was bleeding the clock out in the first round, Morales spun a sudden elbow into Magny's temple. Magny hit the deck, and Morales coolly followed him down. From there it was an onslaught. He saddled high on Magny's back, slamming right hands into his cover until referee Dan Miragliotta took mercy on behalf of the sanctioning body. Advertisement All of this was a snapshot of just how quickly fates can change when the undefeated Morales is in the Octagon. A fight that seemed destined to be an ugly slog turned into a signature victory for the 25-year-old, who was awarded bonus money for the demonstration. It was his first bonus in the UFC, and all proceeds were redirected immediately to El Oro, Ecuador. 'We're remodeling my grandparents' house in Ecuador, where everybody's going to be living eventually,' Morales says. 'The whole family's going to move in there. My grandparents, my mom, and my brothers, all are going to live there — even my kids are going to live there. So, with the money, we've been able to make some significant changes there.' The family compound that Morales is rebuilding is expanding at the rate of his victories. Through six UFC fights, including his Contender Series breakthrough against Nikolay Veretennikov when he was just 21 years old, he has been perfect. Three finishes, topped by his dispatching of Magny, and three definitive decisions, including a fairly dominant victory over Australia's Jake Matthews, have left him with a 17-0 record as a professional. Advertisement Just what the welterweight division needs, another surging, undefeated fighter flying up the rungs in what might be the most stacked 170-pound class in UFC history. Morales is on the verge of breaking into the top 10, which could happen as soon as this weekend when he takes on a perennial fixture in that group, Gilbert Burns. It will be Morales's fourth straight fight at the UFC Apex, but the first time he's been the main event. 'I'm very happy, and I'm not going to waste this main event,' Morales says. 'I wasn't surprised. We're talking about Gilbert Burns. We're talking about an experienced fighter and now we have to just make the most out of the opportunity.' Advertisement Morales carries all the hallmarks. He has the youthful sheen of invincibility, still fully intact. He's been chirping at Ian Garry, which at present is highly in vogue — a rite of passage, one might say. He has the pink hair (for this weekend, anyway), the painted nails, the earrings, and a daredevil's sense of adventure. He still lives by the simple Zen adage, 'leap and the net will appear.' Or, in his case, a parachute will open. 'Me and my boys did some skydiving recently,' he says, when asked about his passions outside of fighting. 'I love motorcycles and cars, as well. I like to be on the streets, man. But family is what I like the most. If I'm not not training or fighting, being with family is what I like most. But I do like to do some crazy things, too.' One of the leaps Morales took was relocating from his home in Pasaje to Tijuana, Mexico, to pursue his fight career in 2021. He says he won't return to live at home until his career is over, but he still carries the Ecuadorian flag to the cage with him. His mother, Katty Hurtado, is a third dan judo black belt back in Ecuador. She was the unwitting gateway for Morales' career in martial arts. Advertisement Morales began with judo at just five years old, which — as far off as that might seem — was only in 2005. It was the same year that Stephan Bonnar and Forrest Griffin put on the slobberknocker in the TUF finale that crashed the UFC into American living rooms. 'She sees what I'm doing training, if I'm doing something well,' Morales says of his mom, 'But she also sees when I'm not doing something well, something that needs to improve. She's always there with the constructive criticism.' It's a hell of a time to be making a move at 170 pounds. In front of Morales right now is a murderer's row of contenders, one of which is Morales's sometimes training partner and former champion, Belal Muhammad. There are names like Sean Brady, Shavkat Rakhmonov, Joaquin Buckley and Ian Garry lurking in these waters. 'I think this weekend is an opportunity to show people why welterweights are booming,' Morales says. 'I think it's a great division. I think it's a great thing, a beautiful thing to actually see a good welterweight — that some of us aren't just blossoming and exploding as welterweights, this new wave of talent, but also in mixed martial arts.' Advertisement The division is also teeming with veterans. Yesterday's champions and contenders, who are holding down the fort. People like Leon Edwards, Kamaru Usman, and, of course, the 38-year-old Gilbert Burns To make room for himself in that top space, Morales is going to have to overthrow the old guard. 'I think Gilbert's is tough,' he says. 'He's a guy who's durable, who's earned the respect of other fighters as well, and that why he's earned a spot. But I'll tell you what, I have also faced a lot of experienced fighters and I've been able to learn from all those fights and make the most out of my opportunities as well, in becoming a better fighter myself, and evolving.' The new guard puts his hands through his pink hair as he chooses his words. There's a house being modified and expanded in Ecuador with his name on it, and Morales is looking to add many rooms. 'I think that the best way to actually honor [Gilbert] is to give him the respect that he deserves as a fighter,' he says. 'And that is to do what I always do, which is give my all. To actually give him a great fight. That's the way that you show respect for a fighter like him, and he deserves that from me as well.'
