Forest fires threaten Tour de France stage, ravage southern Europe

According to France 24, wildfires sweeping southern France are now threatening to disrupt the Tour de France. Officials will decide later today whether Monday's stage can proceed. The blaze has already charred fifteen hundred hectares near the Pyrenees, and it's part of a broader wave of fires across southern Europe fueled by extreme heat. The danger has forced evacuations and is raising concerns about a particularly intense wildfire season ahead.

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