France and Spain race to control wildfires as suburbs of Bordeaux begin evacuation – live
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Wildfires around Bordeaux prompted the evacuation of thousands of residents from nearby suburbs. French authorities, including Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu, reported that more than 141,000 people have been displaced in the Gironde and Landes regions. The French army has been deployed to assist with the emergency response.
- ▪Evacuations began in the suburbs of Le Haillan, Eysines and Merignac as fires continued to spread.
- ▪Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu announced that over 141,000 people have been evacuated from the Gironde and Landes areas.
- ▪The fires were described as reaching unprecedented levels in France.
- ▪The French army was mobilized to support firefighting and evacuation efforts.
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- ▪ Wildfire leads to evacuations in some suburbs of the French city of Bordeaux — ABC News — International
- ▪ 'The problem has been extremely high winds': Wildfires sweep through southwest France — France 24 (EN)
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02.38 EDTEvacuations begin for some of Bordeaux's suburbsFrench authorities evacuated thousands of people from suburbs near Bordeaux on Saturday as wildfires in areas around the city showed no signs of abating, the Reuters news agency reports.Sophie Brocas, who heads the local administration of La Nouvelle-Aquitaine et de la Gironde, which covers the Bordeaux region, said on X that the areas of Le Haillan, Eysines and Merignac were being cleared out.French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said that more than 141,000 people had so far been evacuated from the Gironde and Landes regions which lie close to Bordeaux, and where the wildfires first broke out this week.“The fires which are hitting our country have reached a level that has never been seen before,” Lecornu wrote on X on…
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