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epa10117039 A handout photo made available by the communication department of the Gironde Firebrigade SDIS33 (fire and rescue service 33) shows a Dash 8 Q400MR firefighting aircraft dousing a forest fire with retardant in Saint Magne, in the Gironde region of southwestern France, 12 August 2022. Southwestern France is facing a second wave of wildfires due to high temperatures and unfavorable weather conditions. According to SDIS33, the fire, which broke out on 09 August afternoon in Saint-Magne, has already burned 7,400 hectares of forest. Some 1,100 firefighters are engaged supported by reinforcements from Germany, Romania and Greece, the fire department added. EPA/SDIS33 HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES