Heatwaves, severe droughts cause Europe searing pain

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Heatwaves, severe droughts cause Europe searing pain

STORY: Heatwaves, severe droughts cause Europe searing pain DATELINE: Aug. 20, 2022 LENGTH: 0:03:03 LOCATION: Brussels CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1 various of drought in European countries 2 SOUNDBITE 1 (French): BERNARD RUDE, Head of the village of Cernon, France 3 SOUNDBITE 2 (German): LILITH, German environmental technical assistant 4 SOUNDBITE 3 (English): HUANG YAN, Xinhua correspondent in Germany 5 SOUNDBITE 4 (Spanish): VICENTE MARTINEZ, Farmer in Spain 6 SOUNDBITE 5 (English): MARTIN DRENTH, Dutch water resources expert STORYLINE: Historic heatwaves and droughts have swept across Europe this summer. Many European countries have been plagued by blistering heat, devastating forest blazes, little precipitation and dried-up rivers and lakes. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): BERNARD RUDE, Head of the village of Cernon, France "The heat of the afternoon favored new outbreaks of fire. Last night the situation was very worrying: we could see the front of fire from this place, it was very impressive." Major

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