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Southern Europe faces widespread wildfires leading to mass evacuations
Violent wildfires in Southern Europe are causing the evacuation of thousands of people, including firefighters, some of whom lost their lives while battling the flames. The worsening of these fires is attributed to strong winds and high temperatures driven by climate change, which has contributed to an unprecedented wave of drought and extreme heat. In France, more than 12,000 people have been evacuated from tourist areas, and over 44,000 hectares have burned since the beginning of the year, with two major fires still ongoing in Gironde and Var. Italy reported the death of a firefighter and the evacuation of hundreds of residents due to fires in Sicily, while more than 50 fires remain active. In Spain, residents have been evacuated in the Castilla-La Mancha region due to rapidly spreading fires fueled by the heatwave, with massive blazes continuing to burn and claiming the lives of 13 people in recent days.
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