Nearly 350 firefighters from the EU will help battle relentless Canadian wildfires

A battalion of nearly 350 firefighters from the European Union will soon be on the ground in Quebec to help their Canadian counterparts tackle a devastating and unprecedented wildfire season. One hundred and nine fire crews from France arrived last Thursday and spent the weekend dousing flames in Quebec, where fires have forced nearly 14,000 people to flee their homes.Climate Barometer newsletter: Sign up to keep your finger on the climate pulseAnother 140 firefighters from Portugal and 97 from