Mediterranean is a hotspot for climate change, says Greek PM

Kyriakos Mitsotakis warns of difficult summer ahead as wildfires continue to rage and more tourists fly home

The Mediterranean is a hotspot for climate change", the Greek prime minister has said, as more tourists boarded repatriation flights home and a firefighting mission ended in tragedy when a water-bombing plane crashed into a hillside.

After a dip on Monday, temperatures were expected to reach 46C in some areas on Tuesday and weather models suggest the heatwave will be the longest on record in Greece.