With firefighters stretched thin, volunteers put themselves at risk, using water tanks, hoses and tractors to hold back flames from villages and farms in southwestern France.
With firefighters stretched thin, volunteers put themselves at risk, using water tanks, hoses and tractors to hold back flames from villages and farms in southwestern France.
Soaring temperatures in parts of France, Spain and Portugal could combine with dry conditions and strong winds to worsen the wildfire threat. It is the fourth heat wave to affect Europe since May.
Soaring temperatures in parts of France, Spain and Portugal could combine with dry conditions and strong winds to worsen the wildfire threat. It is the fourth heat wave to affect Europe since May.
A pyrocumulonimbus — a thundercloud created by intense heat — is a phenomenon that can spark new blazes and is “unprecedented in France,” officials said.
A pyrocumulonimbus — a thundercloud created by intense heat — is a phenomenon that can spark new blazes and is “unprecedented in France,” officials said.
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