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#BREAKING Macron says five more European nations to aid French wildfire efforts

#UPDATE French President Emmanuel Macron has tweeted that five more European allies are providing help for firefighters battling eight major wildfires across the country, including a massive blaze in the southwest

Farmers help firefighters battle a wildfire near Belin-Beliet, southwestern France
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@AFPphoto #UPDATE Officials have warned that flare-ups could cause a massive wildfire to further spread in France's parched southwest, site of the most intense blazes that have blackened swaths of the country this week.
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@AFPphoto #UPDATE Officials in France warned on Thursday that flare-ups could cause a massive wildfire to further spread in the country's parched southwest, site of the most intense blazes that have blackened swaths of the country this week u.afp.com/wCGE #Landiras #Gironde