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Al Jazeera

Wildfires rage across Europe as heatwaves drive record temperatures

Wildfires fuelled by record heat are ravaging Europe, burning around 500,000 hectares and forcing thousands to flee.

This is a short WorldPing brief. The full report was published by Al Jazeera.

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