Firefighters in France and Spain rushed to contain the worst wildfires in living memory on Tuesday, seizing crucial hours before the arrival of another heatwave brings scorching temperatures.
Flames have torn through vast swathes of forest in both countries, incinerating properties and forcing the evacuation of tens of thousands of people.
And with a fresh heatwave expected to hit western Europe this week – with oven-like temperatures returning in France from Tuesday and Spain from Wednesday according to meteorologists – firefighters are racing against time to bring the infernos under control.
French firefighters were ‘on the offensive,’ insisted commander Eric Pitault, as he
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