Three people have died in a scorching heat wave that is fuelling dozens of wildfires across parts of southern Europe, forcing thousands of people from their homes.

Red heat alerts have been issued in parts of Italy, France, Spain, Portugal and the Balkans, warning of significant risks to health as temperatures push above 40˚C.

The US has doubled a reward for information leading to the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to $50m, accusing him of being "one of the largest narco-traffickers in the world".

US President Donald Trump is a long-time critic of Maduro, who returned to office in January.

Attorney General Pam Bondi said the US would double its already announced reward of 25m and said Maduro was directly linked to drug smuggling operations.

A military helicopter has crashed in the central Ashanti region of Ghana, a West African Country. Ministers of defence and that of Environment, Science and Technology Minister and six other people have died. The Z9 helicopter, carrying three crew and five passengers, came down in a dense forest as it was flying from the capital, Accra. They had flown to the town of Obuasi for an event to tackle illegal mining. There were no survivors.

Heavy rains have been lashing the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand over the past few weeks

More than 100 people are missing and at least one has died after a cloudburst triggered devastating flash floods in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand. Rescue operations are under way in Uttarkashi district after a massive wave of water surged down the mountains into Dharali village, submerging roads and buildings in its path.

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