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France, Spain race to contain 'monster' fires ahead of new heatwave

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Shelters in France and Spain on Monday overflowed with exhausted locals and holidaymakers forced to flee blazes so massive some were forming their own mini weather systems, as authorities warned a new heatwave was set to descend on parts of…

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  1. WFMZ Allentown

    France, Spain race to contain 'monster' fires ahead of new heatwave (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    Shelters in France and Spain on Monday overflowed with exhausted locals and holidaymakers forced to flee blazes so massive some were forming their own mini weather systems, as authorities warned a new heatwave was set to descend on parts of…

  2. France 24

    #Spain races to contain 'monster' #fires ahead of new #heatwave (opens France 24)

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    #Spain faces two "decisive" days to contains monster #wildfires blazing near #Madrid and #Valencia said the country's interior minister, ahead of a new #heatwave that could complicate firefighting missions. Tens of thousands of people have already been forced to evacuate.

  3. France 24

    Spain races to contain blazes before new heatwave (opens France 24)

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    Spain has two crucial days in front of it to bring wildfires under control before weather conditions worsen, authorities said Monday, as Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called on citizens to "exercise extreme caution" ahead of a new heatwave. FRANCE 24's Sarah Morris reports.

  4. The Guardian

    France and Spain race to contain huge wildfires before fresh heatwave begins (opens The Guardian)

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    Coming days are ‘absolutely critical’ for firefighters before temperatures rise again this week, officials say Firefighters in France and Spain are racing to bring huge wildfires under control before another heatwave this week that will complicate efforts to tame the flames.

  5. The Guardian

    Race against time to contain wildfires in France and Spain - The Latest (opens The Guardian)

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    Firefighters in France and Spain are facing another day battling wildfires that have resulted in hundreds of thousands of people being evacuated, with another heatwave expected to hit this week. French authorities have said this year’s wildfires, particularly the Gironde fire near the south-western …

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