Wildfires Roar Across Southern Europe

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/18/world/europe/france-split-italy-fires.html

By THE NEW YORK TIMES JULY 18, 2017

Strong winds, dry weather and high temperatures: The fire season is in full swing across the Mediterranean.

In France, fires raged on Tuesday less than 10 miles from the resort city of Nice. In Croatia, fires have damaged homes in the historic city of Split. And in Montenegro, the authorities have asked NATO for assistance in dealing with fires that had forced evacuations along the coast.

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Officials reported nearly 900 wildfires in Italy on Monday, with people evacuated from residential as well as touristy parts of Rome and Naples, and around Mount Vesuvius, near Naples.

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