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Europe, France and heat wave

Extreme heat waves, wildfires continue to strain Southern Europe
Southern Europe continues to battle with extreme heat waves and wildfires on Tuesday. The weather service Meteo-France has issued a red alert for 14 departments in southern France until Wednesday as the temperatures increased up to 42C (107.6F). While the heat wave is expected to last in the following days, the risk of fire also remains.
A heat wave scorches parts of Europe and fans wildfire threat in France
A heat wave gripping parts of Europe sent temperatures over 40 degrees Celsius (109.4 Fahrenheit) in southern France and the Western Balkans on Monday, fueling wildfires, triggering top-level weather alerts and forcing evacuations in several countries across what scientists warn is the world’s fastest-warming continent.
A heatwave scorches parts of Europe and fans wildfire threat in southern France
PARIS (AP) — A heat wave gripped parts of Europe on Monday, sending temperatures up to 43 degrees Celsius (109.4 Fahrenheit) in southern France and increasing risks of wildfires in wine country, while Bulgaria suffered blazes along its southern borders and Hungary saw record-breaking weekend temperatures.
France’s Worst Wildfire In Decades Rages As Deadly Heatwave Scorches Aude|Southern France In Flames
One of the largest wildfires in France since 1949 continues to devastate the southern Aude prefecture, scorching 16,000 hectares (40,000 acres) and leaving one dead, 19 firefighters injured, and six civilians hurt.
France under red alert as heat and fires threaten vineyards
In Aude, a region of vineyards and Mediterranean scrubland, hundreds of firefighters remain on hillsides, guarding the edges of a massive blaze that scorched 16,000 hectares last week. Officials state the flames are under control,
Dozen regions placed on red alert as France is hit by heatwave
A blistering heatwave gripped south-west France on Monday, sending temperatures soaring to 43C in parts of the Charente and Aude. In Aude, a patchwork of vineyards and Mediterranean scrubland, hundreds of firefighters remained on the hillsides guarding the edges of a massive blaze that scorched 16,
Southwest France Swelters Under a Heat Wave as Fire Crews Guard Smoldering Vineyards
A blistering heatwave gripped southwest France on Monday, sending thermometers soaring to 43 degrees Celsius in parts of the Charente and Aude
Firefighters battle to prevent reignition of France’s largest wildfire as residents return home
About 1,400 firefighters have been deployed in France's southern Aude region to prevent the country's largest wildfire in ...
Heat wave grips France again: '43°C, honestly, I didn't think that was possible'
Fourteen departments are under red alert on Tuesday and two-thirds of the country are under orange alert. Temperature records ...
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Records smashed as new heatwave bakes southwest France
Temperature records were broken at at least four weather stations in southern France on Monday as much of the country baked ...
France’s largest wildfire in decades contained after devastating southern region and wine country
France's largest wildfire in decades has been contained after burning over 160 square kilometers in the south.
Southern France under heatwave warning with temperatures set to rise Monday
On Monday, 46 central and southern departments in France will be placed under an orange heatwave alert, accounting for more ...
One killed, several injured in southern France by wildfire
One person is dead and 13 have been injured as the largest wildfire France has seen in decades continues to burn across the ...
A wildfire in southern France has killed 1 and injured several and is still spreading
A fast-moving wildfire in a Mediterranean region of France near the Spanish border has left one person dead and several ...
Fire at chlorine factory in southern France forces locals to stay indoors
A fire broke out at a chlorine factory in southern France on Sunday, raising the risk of toxic fumes and prompting authorities to order nearby residents to stay indoors.
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Major fire in southern France largely extinguished
Firefighters have brought under control most of the largest wildfire to hit France in decades, though efforts continue in ...