Europe’s wildfires surge 57% as France and Spain call in EU help

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The EU has reached record highs in a blazing, deadly summer that's nowhere near cooling.

France and Spain are now using the EU's solidarity mechanism to curb uncontrollable flames, and the EU plans to buy its own fleet in preparation for the crisis worsening in future.

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