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Fire in Fontainebleau forest near Paris triggers evacuations
AP News • • world
Key Points:
- A large wildfire in the Fontainebleau forest near Paris prompted evacuations and disrupted train and highway traffic; French authorities are deploying extensive firefighting resources and investigating possible arson.
- The fire is spreading amid France’s third heat wave of the summer, with temperatures exceeding 40°C (104°F), complicating containment efforts and affecting transportation.
- In Spain, a deadly wildfire in the Los Gallardos area has killed 13 people and displaced many, with extreme heat and dry conditions fueling the blaze; the fire has been contained after burning an area larger than Manhattan.
- The UK is also facing wildfires, with evacuations in north Wales and multiple fires across England amid record-breaking heat waves, leading to very high to exceptional wildfire risk levels.
- Europe is experiencing intensified wildfire activity due to climate change, with the continent warming twice as fast as the global average since the 1980s, exacerbating extreme heat and dry conditions.
