France fire situation 'remains very unfavourable' says interior minister
French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said on Sunday the wildfire situation in southwestern France was "very unfavourable"."Another difficult night on the wildfire front," Nunez said on X. A total of 2,500 firefighters, including a Swiss...
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French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said on Sunday the wildfire situation in southwestern France was "very unfavourable"."Another difficult night on the wildfire front," Nunez said on X. A total of 2,500 firefighters, including a Swiss firefighting team, 1,500 military personnel and around 1,200 police have been deployed to battle the blazes in the southwestern department of Gironde, he said.
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