New wildfire outbreaks feared as blazes rage in France

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Hot, dry temperatures are making efforts to tackle wildfires across Europe more difficult. Severe drought has also affected water supplies and trading routes as river levels have dropped | Read more:

French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne was to meet with authorities battling the Landiras fire south of Bordeaux, and further reinforcements are expected for the 1,100 firefighters on site, the prefecture of the Gironde department said.

The Landiras blaze erupted in July – the driest month seen in France since 1961 – destroying 14,000 hectares and forcing thousands of people to evacuate before it was contained. President Emmanuel Macron added on Twitter that Germany, Greece, Poland, Romania and Austria are also providing help. "We battled all night to stop the fire from spreading, notably to defend the village of Belin-Beliet," Lieutenant Colonel Arnaud Mendousse of the Gironde fire and rescue service told journalists in Hostens.

 

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It has nothing to do with Ireland. Don't let it bother you 😜

And then mighty Sun will change the activity slightly and we will have global cool down.

Propaganda daily.

There is really only one big fire in France and one in Spain ..Not really true to say there are 'Wildfires across Europe'...Such wildfires are common in July....Area under forestry has also increased a lot in recent years.....

Are some of them the fires that were started by a French fireman?

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Good to see the fact that these are caused by climate change highlighted...but no reference to what we can all do to change this? I wonder why? We have all the solutions, why not join the dots and help people see the connections?

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