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Houses burnt as new wildfire rages in southwestern France

Pakki Khabar | 14/09/2022 04:18 PM | Click to read full article

A wildfire is raging in southwestern France, destroying four houses, burning 1,300 hectares and forcing the evacuation of 540 people in an area already hit this summer by huge blazes.

Almost 350 firefighters and six aircraft are battling the fire that started on Monday in the wine growing Medoc area.

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