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Firefighters bring huge blaze in France

Firefighters bring huge blaze in France under control
Firefighters have contained a massive wildfire in southern France but still face a "complicated" struggle, but officials warned on Sunday that scorching heat and dry winds could reignite the blaze.The fire,
Firefighters bring massive wildfire in France under control
Firefighters have brought a massive wildfire in southern France under control but local authorities warned on Sunday that extreme heat and dry conditions could cause the blaze to flare up again as parts of the Mediterranean region endure a heatwave,
'Challenging day' for firefighters battling huge blaze in France
Firefighters tackling a massive wildfire in southern France face a "challenging day" with officials warning on Sunday that scorching heat and dry winds could reignite the blaze.
France's largest fire in decades brought under control
Firefighters have brought under control the largest fire to hit southern France in decades, officials said on Thursday evening. Over 2,000 firefighters and 200 police officers, supported by firefighting planes and helicopters,
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 decades from reigniting
Firefighters Bring France's Largest Wildfire In Decades Under Control, 1 Dead
Firefighters have contained a massive wildfire in southern France. Still, local officials warned that scorching heat and dry conditions could reignite the blaze, as parts of the Mediterranean region face a heatwave.
Southern France under heatwave warning with temperatures set to rise Monday
On Monday, 46 central and southern departments in France will be placed under an orange heatwave alert, accounting for more ...
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France’s Worst Wildfire In Decades Rages As Deadly Heatwave Scorches Aude|Southern France In Flames
One of the largest wildfires in France since 1949 continues to devastate the southern Aude prefecture, scorching 16,000 ...
New heatwave continues unabated in southern Europe
High alerts remain due to temperatures up to and above 40 degrees in parts of France, Spain and Portugal, with no end in ...
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France heatwave alerts return: how hot will it get and for how long?
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UK bracing for another heatwave - with chance of record-breaking temperatures in Wales
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France races to contain southern wildfire as heatwave intensifies across Europe
Firefighters in southern France worked on Thursday (August 7) to halt the country’s largest wildfire of the summer, which has ...
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France braces for heatwave next week: 40°C forecast near Pyrénées
A new heatwave is expected to hit France at the end of next week, bringing temperatures of up to 40C to the south-west.
France shuts schools, Italy limits work outdoors in 'exceptional' European heatwave
Italy limited work outdoors, France shut schools and Turkey battled wildfires on Tuesday in a European heatwave that meteorologists said was "exceptional" for striking so early this year.
French inmates struggle in overcrowded prisons as heatwave persists
Cells have twice as many inmates, while heat can create security risks, with fights becoming ‘more frequent’ as temperatures rise.