Gironde on the edge: wildfires rise ahead of a 40C heatwave
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Firefighters in France’s Gironde region battled renewed wildfires as a second sharp heatwave, forecast to reach 40C, threatened the coastline and Bordeaux’s outskirts, prompting evacuations and drawing thousands of tourists away; about 2,000 firefighters were deployed amid deteriorating air quality and precautionary masks for residents, while officials warned the situation remains fragile and an arson suspect was later arrested.
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