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SECURITYAug 1 · 04:00 UTCTHE GUARDIAN WORLDJason Burke in Le Porge

‘We stared into an abyss’: the heroes battling to tame France’s ‘megafire’

Firefighters and volunteers battle a 'megafire' in France that forced 200,000 people to evacuate, consuming 42,000 hectares of forestland west of Bordeaux. The blaze, though contained, continues to erupt daily, straining emergency services and amateur aid groups.

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