Three firefighters were killed as wildfires swept across Sicily, southwestern France, and central Spain on July 22, forcing thousands to evacuate. The blazes were driven by extreme heat, dry conditions, and strong winds.
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Wildfires burned across Sicily, southwestern France and central Spain on Wednesday, killing three firefighters and forcing thousands of evacuations as heat, dry ground and strong winds drove the flames [france24.com#1][lemonde.fr#1][scmp.com#1][thelocal.es#1]. Two firefighters died on Tuesday in France’s Gironde region when their truck was engulfed in flames, while Italy’s interior minister said a
Wildfires swept across southern Europe on Wednesday, killing three firefighters and forcing thousands of people to evacuate as extreme heat and dry conditions fuelled blazes in Sicily, southwestern France and central Spain. Rescue teams battled dozens of fires amid warnings over increasingly severe weather events.