Meanwhile in Florida, more than 14,000 acres has burned during the past week. Florida has suffered from more than 3,000 fires since the beginning of January. Wildfires were also reported yesterday in Arizona, California and Colorado. 30- Rain Delays French Open Day two of the French Open held at Roland Garros in Paris, France has been delayed by persistent rain. 16 matches were scheduled for today including matches involving Americans Andre Agassi and Venus Williams.
Forecasts call for clearing skies during the remainder of the week.
Firefighters Gain On Florida Wildfires Wildfires burning across portions of Florida were partially contained Monday. Several weeks of drought and recent temperatures in the 90's are blamed for the outbreak. Over 3,000 wildfires have burned more than 93,000 acres statewide since January. Several hundred residents forced to evacuate their homes Sunday were expected to return this evening. The space shuttle Atlantis safely returned to Cape Canaveral, Florida early Monday morning.