FRANCE, SPAIN MAKE HEADWAY AGAINST WILDFIRES BUT NEW HEATWAVE LOOMS

Firefighters raced on Tuesday to subdue huge wildfires that have forced unprecedented evacuations of tens of thousands of people across France and Spain, as western Europe braced for another heatwave. The fires have torn through a region already battered by a blisteringly hot and dry summer.

News - South China Morning Post reports that firefighters raced on Tuesday to subdue huge wildfires that have forced unprecedented evacuations of tens of thousands of people across France and Spain, as western Europe braced for another heatwave.

The report adds: The fires have torn through a region already battered by a blisteringly hot and dry summer.

Crews were seeking to capitalise on more favourable weather before a new wave of higher temperatures settled in from Wednesday.

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