France and Spain race to hold wildfire lines before heat returns
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Firefighters across France and Spain are working to contain some of Europe's largest wildfires in recent years before another heatwave pushes temperatures close to 40°C across large parts of both countries.
More than https://www.helsinkitimes.fi/world-int/29092-more-than-300-000-flee-wildfires-in-france-and-spain.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">300,000 people have left their homes in recent days as fires spread through forests, campsites and rural communities near Bordeaux in France and west of Madrid in Spain.
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