Wildfires in France drive 250,000 people from their homes and creep toward wine city of Bordeaux
ABC NewsLiveVideoShowsGood Morning AmericaShopGMAInterest Successfully AddedWe'll notify you here with news aboutTurn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? In neighboring Spain, authorities oversaw a new round of evacuations because of wildfires in the Valencia region, on the country’s east coast. In total, uncontrolled blazes there and others west of Madrid this week have forced 116,000 people out of their homes.In southwest France, gusting winds fed the flames overnight, accelerating the spread of the fire that has been burning out of control since midweek, the Gironde prefecture said.
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- ▪In neighboring Spain, authorities oversaw a new round of evacuations because of wildfires in the Valencia region, on the country’s east coast.
- ▪In total, uncontrolled blazes there and others west of Madrid this week have forced 116,000 people out of their homes.In southwest France, gusting winds fed the flames overnight, accelerating the spread of the fire that has been burning out
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- ▪ Photos: Wildfires in France drive 250,000 people from their homes — Al Jazeera English
- ▪ Thousands crowd shelters as wildfires force exodus in France, Spain — Phys.org
- ▪ Wildfires in France drive 250,000 people from their homes, creep toward wine city — The Seattle Times
- ▪ Hundreds of Thousands Flee Fires in France and Spain as Help Pours In — NYT > Top Stories
- ▪ Devastating wildfires send 267,000 fleeing in France and Spain — Channel NewsAsia
- ▪ More than 140,000 flee monster wildfires near Bordeaux — Le Monde (EN)
- ▪ 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
- ▪ Tens of thousands flee fires in France, blazes merge outside Madrid — Investing.com — News
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ABC NewsLiveVideoShowsGood Morning AmericaShopGMAInterest Successfully AddedWe'll notify you here with news aboutTurn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOnStream onWildfires in France drive 250,000 people from their homes and creep toward wine city of BordeauxA raging wildfire in southwest France has forced the evacuation of 55,000 people overnight SundayByMARK CARLSON Associated Press, EMMA DA SILVA Associated Press, and JOHN LEICESTER Associated PressJuly 26, 2026, 2:28 AM1:15Firefighters spray water in a burning forest near Lacanau, southwestern France, Saturday, July 25, 2026.
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