Wildfires fuelled by record heat are ravaging Europe, burning around 500,000 hectares and forcing thousands to flee.
Wildfires rage across Europe as heatwaves drive record temperatures Wildfires fuelled by record heat and drought are ravaging Europe, burning around 500,000 hectares and forcing thousands to flee. In Croatia, one person was killed and 40 were hospitalised as flames tore through the tourist town of Omis, prompting 2,000 evacuations.
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