Forest Fire in Sweden
Sweden is fighting a huge forest fire raging in central part of the country as officials say the wildfire is the worst in Scandinavia in 40 years.
Two French Canadair CL-415 water-bombing planes flew from their base near Marseille in the south of France to help quench the raging flames.
The planes joined two similar Italian air tanker fire aircraft in fighting the wildfire.
According to reports, Sweden does not have any air tankers of its own and has been relying on helicopters to control the blaze.
The fire, which broke out on July 31, has already destroyed 150 square kilometers of forests in central Sweden.
It also claimed its first victim on Tuesday, when a 30-year-old man was found dead with severe burns in an area swept by flames.
Scores of firefighters are battling the wildfire while about 1,000 people have been evacuated from villages and towns threatened by the fire in Vastmanland province, about 140 kilometers (90 miles) northwest of Stockholm.
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