France orders 4,000 more evacuated as fires displace a third of a million across southwest Europe
Nearly 4,000 more people were ordered out as firefighters warned rising heat could undo gains against the Gironde blaze.
- On Tuesday, French authorities ordered nearly 4,000 more people to evacuate from tourist sites on the Atlantic coast west of Bordeaux as returning heat threatened firefighters' fragile hold on a vast wildfire.
- Local officials warned that the continent is "at war" against rapidly spreading fires, as extreme heat and widespread dryness across Western Europe intensify blazes in France and Spain.
- In Spain, a fire in hilly terrain near Avila has become the country's largest on record, scorching more than 500 square kilometers, while France reports 420 square kilometers burned in the stabilized Gironde blaze.
- Roughly 330,000 people have been driven from homes across France and Spain, and Spanish Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska said work through the night left him "reasonably positive," though extreme heat threatens to return.
- Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has called for a national pact to fight wildfires as the country faces its deadliest fire season in decades, with experts identifying climate change as the primary driver.
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France evacuates 4,000 more as Bordeaux wildfire defies control
France ordered 4,000 more evacuations along the Atlantic coast as the Gironde wildfire reignited near Grand Crohot. The move showed how heat, wind and dry conditions are still driving volatile flare-ups across France and Spain.
France widens mass evacuation as wildfire flares near Atlantic resorts
French authorities ordered more evacuations along the Atlantic coast as heat threatened firefighters. Thousands of residents and tourists were displaced by the massive wildfire west of Bordeaux. Spain also braced for a fourth heat wave with several large fires still burning. Firefighters made progress in some areas, allowing some evacuees to return home. Climate change is exacerbating these dangerous and widespread wildfire events.
Around 330,000 people in France and Spain have fled their homes due to wildfires. Authorities in southwestern France have evacuated nearly 4,000 people from tourist areas along the Atlantic coast due to massive wildfires. The situation could be exacerbated by a new heat wave expected in the coming days, according to RBC-Ukraine, citing The Guardian. Evacuations have been ordered in the Lacanau resort area west of Bordeaux, where firefighters con…
European wildfires force new evacuations
Thousands more are evacuated from historic wildfires in France, Spain, and Italy. Firefighters are in an all-out battle to stop them, and the weather is not helping. NBC News’ Raf Sanchez is near the front lines in France.
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