HOSTENS — Firefighters flew to France from across Europe to battle a “monster” wildfire raging for a third day near the wine\u002Dgrowing heartland of Bordeaux on…
More than 1,000 firefighters backed by water-bombing aircraft tried to contain the blaze in the southwestern Gironde region that has forced thousands of people from their homes and scorched 6,800 hectares of forest.
Wildfires have broken out across Europe this summer as successive heatwaves bake the continent, bring record temperatures and renew focus on climate change risks to industry and livelihoods.Article content In nearby Hostens, Allisson Fayol and her father stayed in their home, their bags packed in case they needed to make a hasty departure.
“It’s pretty bad. We have seen extremes that have not been observed before,” Aschbacher told Reuters.
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