Fires ravage French forests near Atlantic as Europe heats up
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July 15, 2022 12:35 PM
By ANGELA CHARLTON and BARBARA SURK Associated Press
PARIS — Challenged by high temperatures and strong winds, 1,000 firefighters and 10 water-dumping planes struggled Friday to contain two wildfires in the Bordeaux region of southwestern France that have forced the evacuation of 11,300 people and ravaged pine forests near the Atlantic coast.
The French wildfires were among several scorching different areas of Europe this week...
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