France and Spain brace for fresh heatwave as warnings issued over risk of new wildfires – Europe live
France and Spain are preparing for a fourth summer heatwave, raising concerns about the potential for new wildfires. Authorities remain on high alert as temperatures are expected to reach extreme levels.
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Extreme weather events are increasingly impacting European infrastructure and public safety, necessitating constant monitoring.
France and Spain are braced for the fourth heatwave of the summer to hit just as they were making progress battling destructive wildfires, with temperatures once again expected to cross into high 30s and low 40s celsius later today.
Volunteers prepare a water truck to fill tanks mounted on firefighting vehicles, near Lège-Cap-Ferret, southwestern France./Getty Images Sophie Brocas, the prefect of Gironde and the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, said overnight that the fire remained contained this morning, with several flare-ups quickly brought under control.
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