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At least two dead as wildfires sweep across Greece, Turkey and France

Fast-moving flames, fanned by strong winds, are approaching Athens while the Dardanelles was temporarily shut to shipping.
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Satellites watch France's largest wildfire in 75 years burn an area larger than Paris

The blaze is the worst France has experienced in more than half a century. Satellite images reveal the scope of destruction ...

Is it safe to travel to France? Latest advice as wildfires devastate south of country

After firefighters battled to contain France’s largest wildfire in decades, inbound travellers may be concerned about the ...

One dead, 13 injured in France wildfire spanning area greater than Paris

France’s prime minister called the natural disaster “unprecedented” and said it was probably connected to global warming.

Giant fire in southern France under control

The blaze began on Tuesday and has swept across the department of Aude, killing one person and destroying 36 homes. It's the ...
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Researchers race to predict wildfire behaviour as France’s biggest fire in decades rages

The fire currently raging in France’s southern Aude region has already swept through an area larger than Paris. As ...

France wildfire is 'catastrophe on an unprecedented scale', says PM

French Prime Minister François Bayrou says a huge, deadly wildfire sweeping through the south of France is a "catastrophe on ...