French crews continue battle against mega fire as new heatwave hits

FIRE crews battled a mega-fire four times the size of Paris in south-west France while facing tinderbox temperatures set to climb above 40°C today. The heat wave and forecast winds could hamper progress against the blaze that has forced 220,000 people from their homes, authorities for the Gironde region around Bordeaux said. In a Wednesday morning update on the huge firefighting effort, Gironde authorities said the situation overnight had been “calm” and that the blaze hadn’t spread — although…