Fires ravage French forests and other parts of Europe in the middle of a heat wave
Challenged by high temperatures and strong winds, 1,000 firefighters and 10 water-dumping planes struggled Friday to contain wildfires in the Bordeaux region of southwestern France.
by The Associated Press
Jul 15, 2022
3 minutes
PARIS â Challenged by high temperatures and strong winds, 1,000 firefighters and 10 water-dumping planes struggled Friday to contain two wildfires in the Bordeaux region of southwestern France that have forced the evacuation of 11,300 people and ravaged pine forests near the Atlantic coast.
The French wildfires were among several scorching different areas of Europe this week.
One of the French fires is in woodlands just south of the Atlantic resort town of , a major
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