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France’s Wildfire Crisis Escalates | France News
A wildfire erupted in France’s Var region near Saint-Tropez, torching 200 hectares and destroying ten homes—though conditions improved slightly today with calmer winds, flames remain out of control. Firefighters are battling from the air as the blaze splits into two fronts, while officials blame human activity for most French blazes, citing over 60 arrests. Evacuations forced 150 residents as flames neared homes, and 1,200 firefighters stood ready under red alert. Elsewhere, fires rage on Corsica and near Perpignan, with 27 departments now under high alert—rising to 28 tomorrow—due to…
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