Wildfire in southwestern France: 6,000 people evacuated
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France is in the midst of its fourth heat wave of the year as the country faces what the government warned is its worst drought on record.
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A fire that destroyed thousands of hectares of tinder-dry forest in southwest France has flared again amid a fierce drought and the summer's latest heat wave, officials said Wednesday.
By Pierre Bairin, Amandine Hess and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Thousands of hectares have been destroyed as a new fire rages in the Gironde area of southwestern France, barely two weeks after two major blazes destroyed more than 20,000 hectares of forests in the same region, according to official da…
A fire in southwestern France that was thought to be under control has flared up again. Officials have blamed dry weather conditions and investigators are looking into suspected arson.
Wildfires raged in southwestern France on Tuesday, destroying sixteen houses, burning 6,000 hectares and forcing the evacuation of almost 6,000 people in an area already hit last month by huge blazes.
Firefighters were battling a wildfire in southwestern France on Wednesday in an area known for its pine forests that was ravaged by flames last month. The wildfire forced the evacuation
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