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Before-and-after satellite images show the staggering toll of France's worst wildfire season on record
France is experiencing its worst wildfire season on record, with 116,085 hectares burned and 250,000 firefighters deployed to combat blazes in regions like Gironde and Landes. Satellite images show severe damage in areas such as Pontevès and Le Porge, where homes and forests were destroyed by fast-moving wildfires fueled by record heat and drought.
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