'Mega-fire' among multiple wildfires authorities battle to contain in South of France
A state of maximum alert has been declared after several wildfires broke out across the Gard and Bouches-du-Rhône regions.
The alert will be implemented just six hours after an amber extreme heat warning ends on Sunday
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More than 1,000 firefighters are struggling to contain a huge wildfire that has destroyed a large area of pine forest in southwest France. Around 6,800 hectares (26 square miles) in the Gironde region and neighbouring Landes have been burnt by the blaze, which began on Tuesday. At least 16 houses have also been destroyed, and emergency services have forced around 10,000 people to evacuate the area.
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