Fire near Paris destroys famous forest amid casualties and missing persons in Spain's wildfires

The article discusses the wildfires caused by the exceptional heatwave in France and Spain, which resulted in the death of 13 people in the province of Almeria, Spain, as well as widespread destruction of forests and land. In France, the flames reached Fontainebleau Forest near Paris, scorching an area of approximately 800 hectares, with firefighting efforts ongoing involving hundreds of personnel and aircraft. The fires have also disrupted traffic and delayed trains, with the affected area expected to increase to 25,000 hectares—twice the size of last year's total. These fires are part of an unprecedented heatwave that triggered widespread wildfires in both countries.