Europe's wildfires leave $3.5bn restoration bill
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France has recorded 116,000 hectares burned by wildfires this year, the most since records began in 1949, as heatwaves fuel blazes across Europe. In the UNESCO-listed Fontainebleau forest, about 2,000 hectares have been scorched, with insurers warning of unprecedented claims and authorities saying around 70 per cent of fires were deliberately set. Al Jazeera’s Bernard Smith reports from Fontainebleau, France. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X : https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.news/AJEMobile #France #Fontainebleau #EuropeanWildfires #ClimateCrisis #Heatwave #Arson #EconomicImpact #RestorationCosts #UNESCOBiosphere #InsuranceClaims #AlJazeeraEnglish
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