HOSTENS, France: French firefighters tackled wildfires raging in the country's southeast on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) as officials kept a wary eye on a huge blaze that appeared to be contained further west.

France has been buffeted this summer by a historic drought that has forced water use restrictions nationwide, as well as a series of heat waves, that experts say are being driven by climate change.

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