Europe's hot, dry summer takes its toll with fires in France and Greece, and drought in the UK
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Source: The Manila Times
Published: 2026-08-04 15:01 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Europe, Natural Disasters, Weather, World News, Environment & Climate
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ATHENS, Greece — A record-breaking hot and dry summer tightened its grip on Europe on Monday, as water-dropping planes swooped over a major wildfire in Greece, firefighters in France sought to stabilize a blaze in Provence, and much of the United Kingdom recorded its driest July in nearly two centuries.
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