In just one week, two fires have destroyed nearly 20,000 hectares in the south-west of France, forcing thousands of people to evacuate, making it the worst season in the past thirty years.
Firefighters battled to contain wildfires in south-west France as a fierce heatwave in western Europe threatens to smash more temperature records in several countries on Tuesday.
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Britain on Tuesday broke its all-time temperature record, hitting 39.1 degrees Celsius at Charlwood, in Surrey southwest of London, the country'
Record high temperatures were registered in 64 different areas around France on Monday as a heatwave peaked in the country, the national weather service confirmed on Tuesday.
A fierce heatwave in western Europe has left much of the continent withered under a scorching sun, fueling wildfires and threatening to break more temperature