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Devastating European wildfires in maps – and how they’re being tackled
A rare weather event, storms like these are formed when heat from the wildfires makes the air above the fire rise rapidly, carrying smoke, ash and water vapour high into the atmosphere.
To combat them, French firefighters have been using planes loaded with fire retardant, as well as planes like the Canadair, which can scoop 6,000 litres of water from lakes or the sea in 12 seconds and drop it directly on the fires.
France has seen its worst wildfires in two decades, while officials in the Spanish capital Madrid say the fires are the worst the region has ever experienced.
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