Extreme weather continues across Europe, with countries battling heavy rainfall, flooding and wildfires.
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00:00 Bad weather and fires across Europe. There was heavy wind and rain in the Serbian capital
00:06 Belgrade on Saturday. While in Croatia, villages and farmland were underwater. Slovenia, meanwhile,
00:15 has suffered its worst floods ever, with officials saying the damage could top 500 million euros.
00:23 In southern Austria, the region of Carinthia has been hit by flooding as heavy rainfall
00:27 continues across the country, with rescue workers pumping water out of homes and clear-up
00:34 operations continuing. In Spain, firefighters continue to battle fierce wildfires in the
00:40 northeastern region of Catalonia, which have so far ravaged more than 430 hectares of land.
00:50 And in Portugal, more than 1,000 firefighters are tackling a blaze in the Castello Branco
00:54 region. While at the Fatima Shrine, just hours after Pope Francis' visit, a large plume of
01:01 smoke from a forest fire 100 kilometres away billowed over the site.
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