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In Le Temple, a typically quiet country road lined on one side with with corn crops and the other, tight rows of pine forest, turned into a buzzing firefighting base Wednesday afternoon.

With the wildfire emergency out of the way Thursday and 84,000 out of over 220,000 people allowed to regain in their homes in nine communities in southwest France, but not Le Porge, resident volunteers there were starting to absorb the extent of their town's destruction and the sense that they'd been left to their own devices.

People in communities across southwestern France have spent the last week volunteering to aid firefighting efforts as blazes ravage the pine forests near their small towns. Now they face a difficult transition as they move from crisis response to figuring out how to prevent the fires threatening their entire way of life.

Lack of rain over half of England and all Wales exposes struggle with water shortages

The hand-built planes are unmatched in the firefighting aircraft market and are built to last for decades. Europe wants more of them than ever.

The hand-built planes are unmatched in the firefighting aircraft market and are built to last for decades. Europe wants more of them than ever.

As European countries tighten their borders, migrants hoping to claim asylum in the United Kingdom are spending months along France's northern coast waiting to cross the English Channel — and taking longer and increasingly dangerous routes when they do.

The couple's return comes amid questions about British media's treatment of Black public figures

Leaves are shriveling, and branches cracking from this summer's heat and drought. Researchers at Kew Gardens in London have assessed more than a million public trees in the city and determined that 73 per cent are at risk due to climate change by the end of the century.

Torrential downpours, high winds and hail battered Greater Toronto Area on Wednesday evening The Latest