Symbolic imageWildfires ease in France and Spain after mass evacuations
France and Spain gained a measure of relief on Thursday after fires that forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee, though blazes continue elsewhere in Europe. The Gironde has been burning since 22 July, and the New York Times reported that officials in the worst-hit forests failed to enforce French rules requiring homeowners to clear vegetation within roughly 50 yards of their houses.
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