Wildfires in France and Spain forced major evacuations as crews faced heat warnings, dry weather and growing fire danger.
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Europe's wildfire emergency is not over yet and now the weather is threatening to make things worse
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France has issued new heat warnings in the same southwestern region where firefighters are still battling a massive wildfire near Bordeaux
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President Emmanuel Macron has called it France's worst wildfire crisis since World War II
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The fire in the Gironde region has burned more than 100,000 acres, about four times the size of Paris, and destroyed more than 240 homes
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Officials say the fire has stabilized, but it is not yet contained. Spain is facing a similar fight
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More than 63,000 people have evacuated from areas near Madrid, Toledo and Avila
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Officials say the fire near Avila has become the largest wildfire in Spain's recorded history
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In eastern Spain, firefighters are also contending with unexploded ordnance left behind from the Spanish Civil War
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There's little relief in the forecast. France is expecting more hot, dry weather with no significant rain
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while parts of Spain could see temperatures top 104 degrees. Officials in both countries warn it could take months to fully bring these fires under control
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