Firefighters struggle to contain Madrid wildfires, as more than 140,000 evacuated in France and Spain
Meanwhile, more than 110,000 people have been evacuated in south-west France after wildfires tore through the Gironde and Landes regions. The fire changed direction later on Friday and was heading towards Bordeaux, with further evacuations expected. "If you don't run from it and you try to face it, it devours you," he told AFP news agency from a sports hall in the village of Vilamanta where hundreds of evacuees have sought refuge.His family tried to save their home by spraying it with garden hoses until firefighters arrived.
- ▪Meanwhile, more than 110,000 people have been evacuated in south-west France after wildfires tore through the Gironde and Landes regions.
- ▪The fire changed direction later on Friday and was heading towards Bordeaux, with further evacuations expected.
- ▪"If you don't run from it and you try to face it, it devours you," he told AFP news agency from a sports hall in the village of Vilamanta where hundreds of evacuees have sought refuge.His family tried to save their home by spraying it with
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Firefighters struggle to contain Madrid wildfires, as more than 140,000 evacuated in France and Spain<div class="ssrcss-1553su4-ErrorMessage eitf6465"><div class="ssrcss-h7lv7m-StyledInnerContainer eitf6464"><div class="ssrcss-nbxsk2-TextContent eitf6461"><h2 type="normal" class="ssrcss-89o2pv-Heading e10rt3ze0">To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.</h2><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">This video can not be played</p></div></div></div>Figure caption, Watch: Wildfires rage across France and SpainByJessica RawnsleyPublished7 minutes agoA wildfire near Madrid is "beyond the capacity" of firefighters to contain, Spanish officials have warned, after three fires west of the capital merged into a single blaze.Spain's government has declared a national…
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