Risk of new fires in France amid heatwave

By Stephane Mahe and Manuel Ausloos
Updated August 12 2022 - 7:43pm, first published 7:38pm
Some 7400 hectares of forests have gone up in flames in the Gironde prefecture. (AP PHOTO)
Some 7400 hectares of forests have gone up in flames in the Gironde prefecture. (AP PHOTO)

High temperatures and a worsening drought have brought a high risk of new fires breaking out in southwestern France, even after an overnight reprieve held a monster wildfire that has been raging for days in check.

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