1,000 deaths in France as Europe battles record-breaking heat; roads melt, schools closed, and forest fires break out: Watch videos

For the first time in British history, a 'Red Warning' had to be issued for three consecutive days. The previous 50-year-old ...

French firefighters brace for high-risk season after record heatwave

In the dense, smoke-filled air streaked with embers, firefighters had to protect two houses and their residents by containing ...
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France forest fire spreads, firefighters step up fight

A forest fire raging in southwestern France was again advancing on Sunday afternoon because of strong winds, even as efforts to put out one of the country’s worst fires in five years were considerably ...
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France records around 1,000 additional deaths amid extreme European heat wave

Record-smashing temperatures spark fires in east German forests contaminated with WWII ammunition; Berlin cops cool down ...
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Rain brings relief to France fires, but more evacuated in south

France has been buffeted this summer by a historic drought as well as a series of heatwaves and several forest fires – Copyright AFP OLEKSANDR GIMANOV A forest fire ...