France deploys giant military cargo plane to dump tons of flame retardants as European wildfires displace more than 250,000
Fortune
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The French military A400M transport plane, specially converted for fire-fighting, was a heavyweight new tool in the battle.
Wildfires Force 300,000 to Flee in Europe
- Live: Thousands forced to flee as deadly wildfires rage in parts of France, Italy and Spain France 24 —
- France orders total evacuation of Cap Ferret peninsula as wildfire spreads The Guardian —
- Wildfires force thousands of evacuations in France, Spain declares emergency The Globe and Mail —
- Over 80,000 people evacuated from homes after wildfires hit France and Spain Chronicle Live —
- Wildfires in France and Spain Drive Tens of Thousands From Their Homes The New York Times —