More than 140,000 flee monster wildfires near Bordeaux

• ▪Locals drive an old fire truck at the site where a wildfire broke out on July 21 and where two firefighters died while fighting a fire in Merignac, close to the Bordeaux-Mérignac airport, south-western France, on July 22, 2026.
• ▪ROMAIN PERROCHEAU / AFP Authorities in France evacuated some suburbs of Bordeaux on Saturday, July 25, as a massive wildfire shifted toward the city on the Atlantic coast.
• ▪The prefect of the Gironde region that includes Bordeaux ordered the evacuation in the early hours of Saturday, covering parts of three of the city's western suburbs, including its airport.

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• ▪ Wildfires threaten Bordeaux as more than 200,000 people flee flames in France, Spain — Sydney Morning Herald - Latest News
• ▪ More than 100,000 flee or hole up indoors as wildfires rage in France and Spain — NZ Herald
• ▪ Thousands flee fires in France, blazes merge in Spain — PerthNow
• ▪ WATCH: 200,000 people flee out-of-control wildfires in France and Spain — ABC News — Top
• ▪ Wildfires force over 200K people in southern France, central Spain to flee homes — ABC News — International
• ▪ Tens of thousands flee fires in France, blazes merge outside Madrid — Investing.com — News
• ▪ Tens of thousands flee forest infernos in France and Spain — Channel NewsAsia
• ▪ More than 80,000 flee forest infernos in France and Spain — Phys.org
• ▪ Wildfires in France and Spain Drive Tens of Thousands From Their Homes — NYT — World
• ▪ Tens of thousands in France flee burning holiday haven — Straits Times — World
• ▪ Tens of thousands flee fires in France, blazes merge outside Madrid — ABC News (Australia)

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