Relentless heatwave sweeps Europe, firefighters tackle wildfires

An incessant heatwave has engulfed Europe. The governments in several countries have warned citizens of severe drought conditions. Farmers in France have started to see a decrease in production especially in fields of soy, sunflowers and corn.

August 11, 2022 14:32 IST

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Flames engulf trees during a fire in Hostens, as wildfires continue to spread in south of Bordeaux in the Gironde region, southwestern France on Wednesday. (AP)

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Firefighters bring a field fire under control near Ashford, England, Monday, Aug. 8 2022. Britain is braced for another heatwave that will last longer than July's record-breaking hot spell, with highs of up to 35C expected next week. (AP)

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Cows protect themselves from the heat under an apple tree, in dry meadow as a heatwave hits Europe, in Forest-en-Cambresis, France. (Reuters)

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Sunflowers dry because of lack of water, as Europe is under an unusually extreme heat wave, in Ury, 112 miles south of Paris, France, on Monday. (AP)

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A Montenegrin army helicopter helps to extinguish a forest fire during a heatwave over the touristic area of Boka Bay in the city of Perast, Montenegro. (Reuters)

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A cut-off water basin with dead trees is exposed at Colliford Lake, where water levels have severely dropped exposing the unseen trees and rocks at Cornwall's largest lake and reservoir, covering more than 900 acres of Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, England, Wednesday. (AP)

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A group of young men cool off in the hot weather by diving into the water at Cullercoats Bay in North Tyneside, England, Wednesday. (AP)

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A man carrying a baby drinks water as another heatwave hits Milan. (Reuters)

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Deer graze at Richmond Park in London, on Wednesday. Britain is braced for another heatwave that will last longer than July's record-breaking hot spell, with highs of up to 35 degrees Celsius expected next week. (AP)

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This photo, provided by the fire brigade of the Gironde region, shows flames consume trees at a forest fire in Saint Magne, south of Bordeaux, south western France, Wednesday. (AP)

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Large areas of grass have turned yellow due to the dry conditions in Holyrood Park, Edinburgh, Scotland Wednesday Aug. 10, 2022. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service have issued a 'very high' risk of wildfires alert across southern and eastern Scotland with long, dry sunny spells expected over the coming days. (AP)