Drone footage reveals fire size of 200 football pitches burning in Wales

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Drone footage released by SWFRS showed smoke and flames rising from hills close to homes in the village of Blaenllechau. https://www.facebook.com/reel/1717797292769362Firefighters tackled close to 400 wildfires in England and Wales in July alone, making it the busiest month on record. England saw just one 10th of the average rainfall for the month, and Wales 9 per cent of the average. Southern England saw its hottest July on record, while it was the joint hottest for Wales. The UK, England and Wales all recorded their sunniest Julys on record, the Met Office said.