Thousands Return Home as Europe Battles Wildfires and Heatwave As France slowly returns to normalcy, thousands of residents have been allowed back into their homes after being evacuated due to devastating wildfires that ravaged the country's south.
Reports suggest around 30,000 hectares of land were destroyed in a matter of weeks. The evacuations were sparked by rapid spreading wildfires fueled by a record breaking heatwave that has gripped Europe since June.
Temperatures soared to unprecedented highs, causing fires to erupt across multiple countries, including France, Spain, Portugal, and Greece.