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84k Return, Europe Fights Bordeaux Blaze, Greece Fire Kills Three

7/31/2026

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French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said 3,300 firefighters, two dozen aircraft and crews from six European nations fought the Bordeaux blaze.
France let 84,000 evacuees return on July 30 2026 as the fire burned an area four times the size of Paris.
Greece reported three firefighters died in a Crete wildfire while tourists were rescued by boat.

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French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said 3,300 firefighters, two dozen aircraft and crews from six European nations fought the Bordeaux blaze.
France let 84,000 evacuees return on July 30 2026 as the fire burned an area four times the size of Paris.
Greece reported three firefighters died in a Crete wildfire while tourists were rescued by boat.