Italy firefighters battle 500 blazes after record heat

ROME, Italy (AFP) — Italian firefighters said Thursday they had battled more than 500 blazes overnight as another death was reported, taking the total toll linked to wildfires to four over the past week. An anticyclone dubbed Lucifer is sweeping across Italy, sending temperatures soaring and causing what is believed to be a new European record of 48.8 degrees Celsius (119.8 Fahrenheit) in Sicily on Wednesday. Southern Europe has experienced intense heatwaves and wildfires this […]