European wildfire crisis eases in west as danger shifts east to Greece
Nearly 198,000 people have been allowed to return home after firefighters contained a major wildfire in southwestern France.
A major wildfire in southwestern France has been contained, allowing nearly 198,000 evacuated people to return home. The evacuation was among the largest in peacetime. As the crisis eases in western Europe, the wildfire danger is now shifting eastward to Greece.
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Europe's wildfire crisis eases in west as danger shifts east to Greece
Nearly 198,000 people have been allowed home after firefighters contained a major wildfire in southwestern France, following a possible record peacetime evacuation.