Europe Wildfire Risk Spreads to French Riviera as Heat Eases
- Firefighters in Greece have brought blazes under control
- The world is on track for its hottest ever month in July
A firefighter operations room in Marseille on July 25.
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Europe’s wildfire threat is spreading to the French Riviera, while firefighters in Greece have either extinguished or contained more than 100 blazes.
A high risk zone in southern France will encompass large portions of the coast and inland areas between Marseilles and Nice from Sunday, according to the European Forest Fire Information System. Parts of Italy and Spain are also threatened, with rising temperatures forecast for the Iberian peninsula in the next week.