Manuel Ausloos and David Latona July 27, 2026 — 2:34 a.m. Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. TOTOTO Bordeaux/Madrid: Forest fires advanced on Sunday towards the outskirts of the historic French city of Bordeaux, in the heart of the country’s vineyards, as
Another 55,000 people have been evacuated from six cities in France, as wildfires that have caused devastation across the country accelerate. The latest evacuations took place in towns south of Bordeaux, in the Gironde region. Forest fires have devastated Europe over the past week, mainly France and Spain, where more than 330,000 people have been
Firefighters are struggling to contain wildfires in southwestern France as strong winds push flames toward the city of Bordeaux, and one official said they are “far from having the fire under control.” More than 250,000 people in France and Spain have fled fires that have raged for days, as winds and high temperatures hamper efforts
A forest fire near Madrid is “beyond the capacity” of firefighters to contain it, Spanish officials have warned, after three fires west of the capital merged into a single blaze. Spain’s government has declared a national emergency after fires got out of control in several areas near Madrid, prompting the evacuation of at least 30,000
French authorities have ordered the evacuation of the entire Cap Ferret peninsula on the southwest coast, and hundreds of people have escaped from the area in boats. Tens of thousands of people are being evacuated from the Tourist destination west of Bordeaux, as firefighters continue to battle forest fires ravaging the Gironde region for days.
Around 12,000 people have been evacuated from southwestern France as the country battles wildfires days after two firefighters died near Bordeaux airport, French media reported. The Gironde region government said more than 2,000 hectares (4,000 acres) of land have been destroyed. The use of electric and internal combustion engines has been banned in predominantly forested
