Thousands flee raging wildfires in southern Europe
More than 10,000 residents were evacuated near Perpignan as firefighters battled a blaze that scorched over 19,000 hectares across several countries.
- On Monday, wildfires across Portugal, Spain, France, and Greece forced mass evacuations, devastating more than 20,000 hectares of land and threatening the Tour de France cycling race.
- Rising temperatures predicted to reach 40°C are fueling fears of new blazes, with World Weather Attribution scientists saying such heatwaves would have been "virtually impossible" without climate change.
- Near Perpignan in southwestern France, 700 firefighters battled a "gigantic" blaze that ravaged more than 4,600 hectares while 10,500 people evacuated their homes, with two people injured.
- Regional Prefect Pierre Regnault de la Mothe announced the Tour de France stage will proceed without spectators, while flames tore through two factories in Thessaloniki, Greece, forcing evacuations.
- Forecasters expect the latest heatwave to move north until next weekend, as French fire service Colonel Eric Belgioino warned, "The season is going to be long for the soldiers fighting fires.
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The heat continues to hold a firm grip on southern Europe. Almost all of France is under heatwave warning. At the same time, forest fires are raging in several places and thousands of people have been forced to evacuate.
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