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Firefighters in France hold back vast wildfire as heat returns to test their grip

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Firefighters in France hold back vast wildfire as heat returns to test their grip

Firefighters kept a vast wildfire in southwest France in check overnight into Tuesday (July 28, 2026), bringing flare-ups near Atlantic coast dunes under control in a crucial reprieve before returning heat and falling humidity threaten to test their hold on the blaze. The fire remained stabilised at 6 a.m. after a calm night and the…

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Wildfire leads to evacuations in some suburbs of French city of Bordeaux

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Wildfire leads to evacuations in some suburbs of French city of Bordeaux

Firefighters and authorities in both European countries were caught off guard by the virulence of the fires, which were fuelled by long-term effects of climate change. File | Photo Credit: AP Authorities in France evacuated some suburbs of Bordeaux on Saturday (July 25, 2026) as a massive wildfire shifted toward the city famous for its…

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Thousands evacuated from homes in southwest France as wildfire burns

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Thousands evacuated from homes in southwest France as wildfire burns

A view of firefighting trucks during a wildfire in Ille-sur-Tet near Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales department, France, on July 6, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters A ​wildfire burning out of control in southwestern France has forced the ‌evacuation of over 10,000 people from two dozen small ​towns and villages near the Spanish border ⁠and officials said strong…

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