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French officials tame largest wildfire
French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez announced that France has succeeded in controlling the largest wildfire the country has seen since 1949. The fire broke out over a week ago in a pine forest near Bordeaux in southwestern France. The fire burned 42,000 hectares of forest and destroyed approximately 240 homes, with some areas still burning, particularly in regions that have not yet been extinguished. This wildfire is part of a series of forest fires caused by heatwaves and drought resulting from climate change, with the total area burned this year reaching 92,000 hectares— the highest in the past twenty years. Firefighting teams and government agencies continue their efforts to extinguish the flames, as most of the evacuated residents have returned home.
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