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France's biggest wildfire since 1949 declared extinguished
Original: France’s biggest fire since 1949 is officially extinguished. A wildfire that scorched 42 000 hectares in south-west Fran
Authorities have officially declared a major wildfire in south-west France extinguished, two months after it broke out. The blaze, the country's largest since 1949, scorched around 42,000 hectares of land, making it one of the most destructive fires in modern French history. The announcement closes a long battle by firefighters against the summer blaze.
Why now: The scale of the destruction and its status as France's largest fire in over 75 years make the fire's official end major news amid ongoing concerns about climate-driven wildfires.
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- France’s biggest fire since 1949 is officially extinguished. A wildfire that scorched 42 000 hectares in south-west France has finally been declared extinguished, two months after the country’s largest blaze since 1949 broke out, authorities said Monday. https://… · mf_newsdigest@mastodon.mediafaro.org · 9
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