Firefighters from several European countries have deployed to France to help battle a raging wildfire that has torn through the country’s southwest.
The wildfire comes amid an especially hot summer in France and across Europe, as well as a record-breaking drought. Over the past two months, temperatures have soared to 104 Fahrenheit in the southwest, home to the Bordeaux wine region.In recent days, thick clouds of smoke have towered over the area’s beaches and highways, prompting local authorities to close the A63 motorway linking Bordeaux with northern Spain..
Sweltering heat and strong winds have since created a tinderbox effect, experts say, hampering efforts to beat back the flames. Extreme drought in much of Europe has also parched the landscape, helping ignite an estimated 264 fires across France this year alone, according to
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