Firefighters battle to keep blazes away from France's Bordeaux
Firefighters battle to keep blazes away from France's BordeauxSign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inboxPublished Jul 27, 2026, 02:00 PMUpdated Jul 27, 2026, 02:00 PMSet as preferred sourceBORDEAUX, July 27 - Firefighters battled throughout the night and into…
- ▪Firefighters battle to keep blazes away from France's BordeauxSign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inboxPublished Jul 27, 2026, 02:00 PMUpdated Jul 27, 2026, 02:00 PMSet as preferred sourceBORDEAUX, July 27 - Firefighters bat
10 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 19 hours. Coverage spans 2 points on the political spectrum — 3 lean left, 4 centre.
- ▪ Firefighters battle to keep blazes away from France’s Bordeaux — Investing.com — News
- ▪ Firefighters battle to contain wildfires still burning near Bordeaux — Al Jazeera English
- ▪ Wildfires threaten Bordeaux as France and Spain battle blazes — Daily Maverick
- ▪ Firefighters battle blaze advancing towards Bordeaux — The Sydney Morning Herald
- ▪ Wildfires threaten Bordeaux as France and Spain battle blazes — Japan Times
- ▪ Bordeaux under threat as France and Spain battle 'unprecedented' wildfires — France 24 (EN)
- ▪ Wildfires threaten Bordeaux as France, Spain battle blazes - Reuters — Google News
- ▪ Firefighters in France battle to prevent huge blaze from approaching Bordeaux — World news | The Guardian
- ▪ French firefighters battle to keep blazes from Bordeaux - Reuters — "site:reuters.com business" - Google News
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| Original publisher | Straits Times — World |
| Canonical URL | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/firefighters-battle-to-keep-blazes-away-from-frances-bordeaux |
| Publication time | Mon, 27 Jul 2026 14:00:50 +0800 |
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Firefighters battle to keep blazes away from France's BordeauxSign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inboxPublished Jul 27, 2026, 02:00 PMUpdated Jul 27, 2026, 02:00 PMSet as preferred sourceBORDEAUX, July 27 - Firefighters battled throughout the night and into Monday morning to tackle huge wildfires threatening the French city of Bordeaux.About 220,000 people have been evacuated in France, while in neighbouring Spain more than 75,000 people have been evacuated and a further 30,000 ordered to shelter in place, authorities said over the weekend, as Europe faces an intense summer heatwave."This is a fire of a size never seen before," said Jerome Steffe, mayor of Cestas, on Monday.
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