People in southeast Europe are experiencing one of the worst heat waves in decades. Record high temperatures have prompted dozens of fires in countries including Italy, Croatia, Albania and Turkey. In Greece, crews have been battling fires around the country. This is all happening as the city has appointed a chief heat officer. It’s the first such appointment in Europe and only the second in the world after Miami-Dade County in Florida. The World’s Lydia Emmanouilidou reports.
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