France Wildfire

A “monster” wildfire raged for a third day near France’s wine-growing heartland of Bordeaux on Thursday, with no let-up in blistering temperatures likely before the weekend. More than 1,000 firefighters backed by water-bombing…

From farmers to fishermen, boat owners to ordinary households, communities across France are struggling with a severe drought that has seen an unprecedented number of regions affected by water restrictions this summer. Like much of western…

Scorching weather has disrupted travel in the United Kingdom as an extreme heat wave is sweeping across southern Europe. Britain’s first-ever “red” alert warning came into effect Monday for large parts of England and will last through…

Firefighters struggled on Sunday to contain wildfires raging out of control in France and Spain as Europe wilts under an unusually extreme heat wave that authorities link to a rise in excess mortality. Two huge blazes that have been…

Strong winds and hot, dry weather are frustrating French firefighters' efforts to contain a huge wildfire that raced across pine forests in the Bordeaux region. (AP photo)PARIS: Strong winds and hot, dry weather frustrated French…

About 600 firefighters, supported by six water-bomber aircraft, were on Wednesday battling to bring under control two wildfires in southwestern France, which have already burnt more than 1,700 hectares and prompted the evacuation of…