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France’s Wildfire Crisis Deepens | France News
France is in the grip of its worst wildfire season ever, with over 98,000 hectares already destroyed and President Macron warning it’s the most severe strain on fire services since WWII. Major blazes rage in the west near Biscarrosse and Gironde—just 30km from Bordeaux—forcing 167,000 evacuations and burning 33,000 hectares. In Var, a fire that razed 25 homes is contained but reignitions loom; in Pyrénées-Orientales, flames scorched 5,000 hectares, wiping out nearly 90% of crops for winegrowers. To fight back, France has called on the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, deploying Canadairs from…
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