Southern Europe and North Africa count heavy cost of wildfires

As extreme heat recedes, Italy, Greece, Portugal, Spain and Algeria reflect on lives lost, environmental damage and costs to livelihoods

After more than a week of fierce wildfires, once again southern Europe is counting the heavy costs to livelihoods and its environment, as the extreme heat recedes and temperatures drop by up to 10C.

In Italy, at least eight people have died as two extreme weather events have divided the country with wildfires in the south and violent storms in the north.