Countries in Europe have seen temperatures up to 104 degrees Fahrenheit with firefighters having to tackle flames.
More than 1,000 firefighters have been battling to get the wildfires under control in France's Gironde region over the past few days, according to aAbout 14,000 people have been evacuated from the area and more than 10,000 hectares of land was on fire in the Gironde region on Saturday.
In the latest weather warning, 38 of France's 96 departments were listed on"orange" alert, with residents of those areas urged to be vigilant. The heatwave in western France is expected to peak on Monday, with temperatures climbing above 104 Fahrenheit . Firefighters work to extinguish a fire at Eiriz in Baiao, north of Portugal, on July 15, 2022. Countries in western Europe, including Spain, Portugal, France and the United Kingdom, have seen sweltering temperatures over the last few days
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