The Hindu·3 min read·medium
Southern Europe burns as 3 firefighters die; France battles blaze 4 times the size of Paris
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Severe wildfires are ravaging southern Europe, causing three deaths in Greece and forcing hundreds of thousands to evacuate in France and Spain. Firefighters are struggling to contain the blazes amid extreme heat, drought, and high winds.
An uncontained wildfire four times the size of Paris threatened to surge again in southwest France on Wednesday (July 30, 2026), as three firefighters died in Greece and crews across southern Europe confronted a punishing mix of heat, drought and strong winds.
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