Hundreds of hectares have been affected by wildfires in France on Tuesday, June 23, amid extreme heat conditions, BFMTV reports.
One of the fires broke out in the Lot-et-Garonne department in the southwest, burning through 87 hectares. More than 180 firefighters were deployed to contain the blaze.
Another fire ignited further north in a forest in the Maine-et-Loire department. Authorities said the affected area reached 85 hectares, with around 200 firefighters and multiple firefighting vehicles operating at the scene.
A separate blaze was also reported in the Indre department, where 40 hectares of farmland near a forest were destroyed. Two firefighters were injured during operations.
By Jeyhun Aghazada
