French Wildfires Rage Again as Latest Heat Wave Worsens Drought

Europe's Heat Wave Putting Pressure on Power Grid
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Wildfires flared up again in southwestern France as the country endures a third heat wave and the worst drought on record.

Some 6,000 hectares of forest burned over the past day in the Gironde, a coastal region around Bordeaux, and about 5,800 people are being evacuated from their homes, according to local authorities.