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Belgium is fighting its largest recorded wildfire in the High Fens reserve near Germany, which has burned 3,000 hectares since Friday. Evacuations, aerial support from across Europe, and extreme heat are all factors in the ongoing response.
Greek authorities are fighting a major wildfire northwest of Athens that has burned over 12,600 hectares, part of a pattern that has destroyed more than 52,000 hectares in western Attica since 2018. Five firefighters have died in the country’s recent fires.
Greece wildfires have scorched more than 16,000 hectares, damaged homes near Athens and prompted evacuations as gale-force winds limit aerial firefighting; three firefighters died this week and officials warn of extremely difficult days ahead.
France wildfires update: over 42,000 hectares burned in Gironde, record evacuations, threats to defence sites, political disputes on causes and firefighting resources, plus wildlife rescue efforts.
Europe wildfires have triggered mass evacuations in France and Spain amid record heat and drought. Scientists link the blazes to climate-driven changes that are lengthening fire seasons and increasing their intensity across the continent.
France wildfires have burned 42,000 hectares, killed three people, injured 93 firefighters and triggered rare fire-induced thunderstorms while smoke drifts to Greece.
Over 220,000 evacuated in France as Gironde wildfires near Bordeaux create pyrocumulonimbus clouds, destroy homes, and prompt Macron to call the situation the toughest since World War Two.
France wildfires near Bordeaux have led to the evacuation of over 220,000 people, destroyed hundreds of homes, and burned a record area as firefighters from across the country and Sweden battle the blazes amid extreme heat.
France wildfires near Bordeaux have led to 220,000 evacuations with the fire 15 km from the city; officials describe an unprecedented situation as a heatwave returns and fires also rage across Spain.
France wildfires near Bordeaux have burned 42,000 hectares and forced 220,000 evacuations in Gironde as unpredictable blazes, fueled by strong winds and dry conditions, also rage across parts of Spain with a combined total exceeding 300,000 people displaced.
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