France Deploys Military Cargo Plane to Battle Wildfires, Tour de France Stage Shortened Amid European Blazes

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26 July 2026 at 7:20 am

France Deploys Military Cargo Plane to Battle Wildfires, Tour de France Stage Shortened Amid European Blazes

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France has deployed a giant A400M military cargo plane to combat raging wildfires in the southwest, dumping tons of flame retardants as blazes displace over 250,000 people across southern Europe. The final stage of the Tour de France was truncated to reallocate security personnel to the fire-affected areas, with authorities warning of a "long and very difficult" battle against the unprecedented fires.

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