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Major fire in southern France largely extinguished
Firefighters have brought under control most of the largest wildfire to hit France in decades, though efforts continue in ...
1,400 keep watch on France wildfire
PARIS -- About 1,400 firefighters were deployed Saturday in France's southern Aude region to prevent the country's largest ...
France on alert after containing worst wildfire in decades amid soaring heat
Officials warn the fire could reignite amid a forecasted heatwave, with 1,000 people still unable to return home and over ...
Two dead, thousands evacuated in Greece, France, Spain and Italy
A t least one person has been left dead by wildfires spreading across Greece, with 16,000 acres destroyed. A man has died in ...
Some vineyards act as firebreaks as France wildfire contained
Some vineyards acted as natural firebreaks, leaving a surreal patchwork of scorched hills and untouched green vines. (AP ...
France seeks to 'stabilise' wildfire raging in south
French firefighters said Thursday they were hoping to halt the country's biggest wildfire this summer that has left one ...
Major French wildfire is unlikely to be under control until late on Sunday
PARIS - A wildfire in the southern French prefecture of Aude is not expected to be under control until late on Sunday, the ...