Wildfires ravage Spain, France and Italy, killing three firefighters

Wildfires tore across southern Europe on Wednesday, killing three firefighters and forcing thousands of people to flee their homes. France 24 reports that extreme heat and dry conditions fueled the blazes in Sicily, southwestern France, and central Spain, with rescue teams battling dozens of fires at once. The fires come amid mounting warnings about increasingly severe weather events across the region.

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