Planes sent to tackle wildfires of 'exceptional scale' near Paris
It was the first time firefighting planes had been sent up from the normally drier and hotter south of the country to tackle fires in the Paris region.
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It was the first time firefighting planes had been sent up from the normally drier and hotter south of the country to tackle fires in the Paris region.
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