Photos: France, Spain battle ‘monster’ wildfires as more heat looms

Wildfires described as 'monster' blazes are tearing through France and Spain, forcing more than three hundred twenty-five thousand people to evacuate. Al Jazeera reports another heatwave is bearing down on the region, threatening to worsen the fires further. Southern Europe has faced increasingly severe summer wildfire seasons in recent years, driven by prolonged heat and drought.

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