Wildfires spread across Europe as thousands evacuated
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Wildfires are spreading across Europe, forcing evacuations and causing deaths and major damage. Greece, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Germany and the UK have all battled severe fires, with Croatia also seeing multiple blazes and arrests over suspected arson.
This is a short WorldPing brief. The full report was published by France 24.
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