Bad News for Bordeaux: France's Celebrated Wine Industry ...
Fire crews battled a blaze that burned 42,000 hectares and displaced residents and holidaymakers as temperatures climbed to 37 degrees Celsius.
- Authorities have evacuated about 220,000 people as a vast wildfire west of Bordeaux rages, forcing thousands more to flee tourist sites along the Atlantic coast in one of France's largest peacetime evacuations.
- President Emmanuel Macron visited the Gironde region on Monday, warning firefighters face "the most severe" situation "since the Second World War" as tinder-dry conditions fueled the massive blaze.
- The fire has consumed 42,000 hectares, destroying 152 houses in the village of Le Porge, while weather office Meteo France forecasts temperatures peaking at 37 degrees Celsius on Wednesday.
- Chateau Palmer director general Thomas Duroux called the year a "wake-up call," adding that priorities must shift to water resources and adapting vineyards for resilience in these climatic conditions.
- Without rain expected in the coming weeks, growers warn that vines could shut down to protect themselves, causing grapes to shrivel and threatening the Bordeaux harvest in memory.
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CARTE – The fire in the Bordeaux region since 22 July destroyed 42,000 hectares. Visualize the affected areas and the evolution of the situation thanks to our live map.
Fire crews keep blazes near Bordeaux under control as heatwave picks up
French firefighters kept a major blaze west of Bordeaux that had prompted mass evacuations under control overnight, ahead of forecast rising temperatures and winds which are expected to fan fires on Wednesday. “The night was quiet; the fire remains under control this morning, with several flare-ups quickly brought under control during the night,” Sophie Brocas, the prefect of the Gironde department, said in a post on X at 0400 GMT on Wednesday. …
Hundreds of people evacuated from their homes threatened by the Gironde fire are welcomed at the Parc des Expositions in Bordeaux. Despite the efforts of volunteers and an optimal organisation, fatigue is felt
Thousands had to be evacuated in southwestern France because of the big fires and accommodated in reception centres. Most patiently waited in the hope of returning to normality soon.
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