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Around 12,000 people evacuated in France fires

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Around 12,000 people evacuated in France fires

Italian Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi paid tribute to late firefighter Alessandro Marchi who he said died "in service to the community".

The area is one of several French departments recently ravaged by wildfires during a series of unusual and prolonged heatwaves that have swept across Europe this summer.

Around 12,000 people have been evacuated from the south-west of France as the country battles ongoing wildfires days after two firefighters died near Bordeaux airport, French media reported.

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