EUROPE HEATWAVE, THOUSANDS FLEE WILDFIRES IN FRANCE, SPAIN, AND GREECE

  • 15/07/2022

As fires are driven up by strong winds and tinder-dry conditions in various nations in Europe, residents and vacationers have left towns and villages in France.

In the past few days, more than 10,000 people have been compelled to leave the south-western Gironde region.

In Portugal and Spain, where temperatures have soared beyond 40C, dozens of flames are currently raging.

The heatwave was responsible for at least 281 fatalities in the two nations.

In western Spain, several towns have been evacuated.

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