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France battles fire 'whirlwinds' as another 55,000 evacuated

More than 340,000 people have now been evacuated from wildfires in France and Spain.

France is currently contending with what firefighters describe as "whirlwinds" generated by wildfires, prompting the evacuation of an additional 55,000 individuals. These recent displacements occurred in six towns

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