France, Spain make headway against wildfires but new heatwave looms
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Firefighters in France and Spain continued efforts to contain massive wildfires on Tuesday, which had prompted evacuations of tens of thousands of people. The region has been affected by a dry and hot summer. Authorities sought to take advantage of temporarily milder conditions before a new heatwave was expected to arrive on Wednesday. In the Bordeaux region of France, firefighters succeeded in containing a forest blaze.
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Evacuations of tens of thousands create immediate humanitarian needs
Firefighters raced on Tuesday to subdue huge wildfires.
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The fires have torn through a region already battered by a blisteringly hot and dry summer.
Opinion- Evacuations of tens of thousands create immediate humanitarian needs
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Loaded language removedFirefighters worked on Tuesday to contain large wildfires that have led to evacuations of tens of thousands of people across France and Spain, as western Europe prepared for another heatwave. The fires have affected a region that has experienced a hot and dry summer.
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The fires have torn through a region already battered by a blisteringly hot and dry summer.
OpinionFirefighters raced on Tuesday to subdue huge wildfires.
South China Morning PostThe wildfires forced unprecedented evacuations of tens of thousands of people across France and Spain.
South China Morning PostWestern Europe braced for another heatwave.
South China Morning PostCrews were seeking to capitalise on more favourable weather before a new wave of higher temperatures settled in from Wednesday.
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