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A heat wave scorches parts of Europe and fans wildfire threat in France
Paris — A heat wave gripping parts of Europe sent temperatures over 40 degrees Celsius (109.4 Fahrenheit) in southern France ...
Firefighters battle to prevent reignition of France’s largest wildfire as residents return home
About 1,400 firefighters have been deployed in France's southern Aude region to prevent the country's largest wildfire in ...
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A heatwave scorches parts of Europe and fans wildfire threat in southern France
PARIS (AP) — A heat wave gripped parts of Europe on Monday, sending temperatures up to 43 degrees Celsius (109.4 Fahrenheit) ...
France on high alert as ongoing heatwave fuels wildfire and pollution risks
The national weather authority has placed multiple departments on high heat alert, while officials warn of worsening air ...
Here’s What France’s Largest Wildfire in Decades Looks Like
Prime Minister François Bayrou described the nearly 40,000-acre fire, which has killed one person, as a “catastrophe on an ...
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Satellites watch France's largest wildfire in 75 years burn an area larger than Paris
The blaze is the worst France has experienced in more than half a century. Satellite images reveal the scope of destruction ...
France’s largest wildfire in decades contained after devastating southern region and wine country
France's largest wildfire in decades has been contained after burning over 160 square kilometers in the south.
High temperatures threaten to reignite France's largest wildfire in decades
Firefighters in France have contained the country's largest wildfire in decades, but authorities remain on high alert ...
France’s biggest wildfire of the summer has eclipsed the size of Paris and is still spreading
Authorities say France’s biggest wildfire this summer is spreading quickly in a Mediterranean region near the Spanish border ...
France battles largest wildfire in decades, one person killed
French firefighters were battling on Wednesday to control the country's biggest wildfire in almost 80 years, with the blaze in the southern Aude region having already swept through an area bigger than ...