Record Heat Drives Wildfires in Europe, Forces Thousands to Evacuate
More than 10,000 people were evacuated as firefighters battled a blaze that burned 4,600 hectares and injured 16 people, officials said.
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Record Heat Drives Wildfires in Europe, Forces Thousands to Evacuate
Wildfires are tearing through southern France and parts of Spain, Portugal and Greece, forcing thousands of people to evacuate from their homes. The wildfires follow a record-breaking June heat wave across the continent that caused thousands of deaths, strained healthcare facilities, dried out acres of land and is slated to continue with triple-digit temperatures in […]
Portugal, France, and Spain were already battling fires in early July. Will this scenario soon reach the north? An overview of the situation in southern Europe.
They are also battling the flames in Portugal, Spain, Greece and France.
The first forest fires have already devoured nearly 20,000 hectares throughout the European continent, of which 11,000 are in France alone. While this beginning of summer does not reach the catastrophic levels of last year, it remains well above average, warn the authorities.
High temperatures, wind and dryness make extinction work difficult in several countries.
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