France: Fire scorches Fontainebleau forest southeast of Paris

🇫🇷 🔥 A fast-moving wildfire continues to scorch France's Fontainebleau forest, located 60km southeast of Paris, on Monday. Authorities estimate some 1,000 hectares of land have been burned so far. FRANCE 24's Senior Reporter Catherine Norris Trent...

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France: Fire scorches Fontainebleau forest southeast of Paris

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