Smoke billows from a hill behind vineyards during France's largest wildfire in decades near Camplong-d' Aude, southern France, Thursday, Aug.7, 2025. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez) Share Save for later Please log in to bookmark this story. Log In Create Free Account

A heat wave gripping parts of Europe sent temperatures over 40 degrees in southern France and the Western Balkans on Monday, fuelling wildfires, triggering top-level weather alerts and forcing evacuations in several countries across what scientists warn is the world’s fastest-warming continent.

Fires burned in France’s Aude wine region, along Bulgaria’s southern borders, near Montenegro’s capital and coast, and in Turkey’s northwest – and Hungary recorded record-breaking weekend temperatures.

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