Disaster● ElevatedAug 8 · Aug 8, 2026, 11:59 PM
Hundreds arrested over French wildfires, but who is to blame?
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from BBC World
The government is trying to attribute blame for the unprecedented fires which tore through the country last month.
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