news Scmp World 2026-07-28

France Wildfire Creates 'Monster' Thundercloud, Spawning New Blazes

A powerful wildfire in southwest France generated a rare pyrocumulonimbus cloud, creating lightning and erratic winds that ignited new fires. This phenomenon allowed the inferno to generate its own weather conditions.

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