‘Complicated’ day as fires rage in France

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Hostens, France | AFP | A huge fire that has devastated swathes of southwestern France was largely contained on Friday, but firefighters face another “complicated” day, local authorities said. The 40-kilometre (25-mile) active fire front in the Gironde and Landes departments around Bordeaux “has not developed, but the weather conditions are pushing us towards extreme vigilance,” deputy prefect Ronan Leaustic told reporters. Temperatures of around 37 degrees Celsius (99 Fahrenheit) were expected in the fire […]