Europe's Inferno: A Summer of Unrelenting Fire and Fury The European wildfires that have ravaged the continent for weeks have reached a critical juncture.
France faces a 24 hour window to control the blaze before a 40C heatwave makes the situation even more treacherous.
The scale of the disaster is staggering: over 360,000 people displaced, 115,000 hectares of land scorched, and an estimated €5,000 cost per 10,000 hectares restored.