APTOPIX Greece Extreme Weather Wildfire
Embers smolder inside an olive tree during a wildfire in the Rethymno region on the southern Greek island of Crete, Wednesday, July 29, 2026, where two firefighters died while battling the blaze.
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Higher humidity, cooler temperatures and a forecast for rain are raising hopes of relief for a parched portion of southwestern France engulfed by wildfires. National weather service Meteo France predicted light rain in the town of Lège-Cap-Ferret. It sits on a peninsula that’s been a leading edge of the devastated region. Local officials reported a “rather calm” night. Fire crews remained at “total mobilization” with 2,200 firefighters and over 20 aircraft. The fires in the Bordeaux region are among the blazes that have swept across pockets of southern Europe in recent weeks, including Spain and Greece.