Europe drought: France forced to call reinforcements to tackle wildfire

This is the terrifying moment a fire tornado raced towards French firemen battling a huge blaze amid a record-breaking European drought that has dried up rivers, melted glaciers and ravaged farmland.

Video of the rare phenomenon, posted to social media on Friday, showed a tornado rip through an area of dry grassland where firefighters were battling a wall of flames.

A twisting pillar of smoke is seen rising up into the sky, before the wind passes over the inferno. This causes flames to twist…