Europe's hot, dry summer takes its toll with fires in France and Greece, and drought in the UK
Summary
ATHENS, Greece — A record-breaking hot and dry summer tightened its grip on Europe on Monday (Aug 3), as water-dropping planes swooped over a major wildfire in Greece, firefighters in France sought to stabilize a blaze in Provence, and much of the UK recorded its driest July in nearly two centuries.Wildfires west of Athens jumped containment lines a day after...