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Wildfires in Europe: blazes continue to spread in France and Greece

A wildfire in Provence continues spreading despite emergency services keeping it from nearby towns. Meanwhile, 400 firefighters battle winds-fueled fires threatening a coastal resort in Greece.

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00:01A wildfire in France's Provence region continued spreading on Saturday as overnight efforts
00:08successfully stopped the blazes from reaching the nearby towns of Corrennes and Montfort-sur-Argennes.
00:151,300 firefighters have been deployed to tackle the blaze, which has flared up again in the
00:22Grasse-Bellisson area, burning approximately 1,250 more hectares since Friday.
00:30Meanwhile, authorities say France's largest wildfire in 70 years has been brought under
00:36control near the southwestern city of Bordeaux.
00:40In Greece, hundreds of firefighters on Saturday were battling to save a popular coastal resort
00:46northwest of Athens as violent winds lashed the country, hampering operations.
00:53More than 400 firefighters, backed by several dozen specialized aircraft, were battling blazes
00:59in the area of Porto Germeno, the country's fire department said.
01:032,300 firefighters, who are around the neighborhood of Passacol, the northam of Paris,
01:093,600 firefighters, who are living on the written state of the day of Paris.
01:092,300 firefighters, who are living on the night from Madrid here.
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