French farmers harvest by night to avoid fires as heatwave hits Europe

EUROPEAN farmers were facing devastating wildfires as the heatwave set blazes across France, Spain, Portugal, Greece and Italy.

Alex Black
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French farmers harvest by night to avoid fires as heatwave hits Europe

EUROPEAN farmers were facing devastating wildfires as the heatwave set blazes across France, Spain, Portugal, Greece and Italy. Temperatures hit 47c in Portugal and 45c in Spain, causing wildfires to...

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