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European countries battle multiple wildfires as record heat grips the continent
More than 500 people evacuated in France as record heat and dry conditions helped fuel fires across Europe, officials said.
- On Friday, firefighters across France and England battled multiple wildfires as record heat gripped Europe, including a blaze in the town of Luglon, Landes, that forced over 500 people to evacuate.
- Temperatures in France reached 41 Celsius in areas from Aquitaine to the Rhone River valley on Thursday, while London recorded its hottest day of the year at 100.6 Fahrenheit.
- Wildfires raced across the West Midlands, burning several houses to the ground, with chief fire officer Simon Tuhill describing the event as "one of the most significant" incidents the region's fire service has ever dealt with.
- Across England and Wales, 1,017 wildfires have been recorded this year according to the National Fire Chiefs Council, while more than 300 vacationers and residents were evacuated by sea in Greece on Thursday.
- Record temperatures are linked to human-caused climate change, hitting countries ill-equipped for such heat, following a historic fire that devoured forests near Bordeaux last month and forced residents to evacuate.
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Latest developments: Europe battles wildfires
Europe is the fastest-warming continent and, in some places, ill-equipped to deal with hot weather. Scientists blame ever hotter and more frequent heatwaves on human-caused climate change. What has become a historically hot summer of wildfires has contributed to the deaths of thousands of people. Friday is expected to see some 150 million Europeans -- particularly in France, Germany, Spain and Italy -- experience temperatures over 35C, according…
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Independent EspañolPARIS (AP) — Firefighters throughout France and in central England were fighting multiple fires on Friday, while an unprecedented new heat wave hit a strip of Europe, further complicating their task in...
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