Extreme heat throughout Europe has sparked wildfires in France, Portugal and Spain, prompting mass evacuations.
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"We have a fire that will continue to spread as long as it is not stabilized," Vincent Ferrier, deputy prefect for Langon in Gironde, said in a news conference.This photo provided Friday July 15, 2022 by the fire brigade of the Gironde region shows a wildfire near Landiras, southwestern France, Thursday, July 14, 2022.
Fire season hit parts of Europe earlier than expected due to an unusually hot and dry spring that left soil parched. In the latest weather warning, 38 of France's 96 departments were listed on"orange" alert, with residents of those areas urged to be vigilant. The heatwave in western France is expected to peak on Monday, with temperatures climbing above 40 degrees Celsius .In neighboring Spain, firefighters were battling a series of blazes on Saturday after days of unusually high temperatures that reached up to 45.7 C .
"We have had big fires and we don't want them to be reactivated again ... We will keep extreme vigilance this weekend," Emergency and Civil Protection Authority Commander Andre Fernandes told reporters.
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