Wildfires threaten Bordeaux as France and Spain battle blazes
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By Reuters 27 Jul 2026 A handout photo made available by SDIS33 (Gironde Departmental Fire and Rescue Service) shows a firefighting crew being deployed to battle a wildfire spreading in Ares, south-western France, late 25 July 2026 (issued 26 July 2026). “The overall situation is very unfavourable, we are in a situation that is unprecedented.”Cazenave said earlier on Sunday that there were no plans to evacuate Bordeaux, whose wider metropolitan area has a population of about 850,000. Nunez said authorities would continue to assess the situation calmly and realistically.As the blaze advanced, police went door-to-door overnight in the municipalities of Marcheprime and Cestas, evacuating residents one home at a time.
- ▪By Reuters 27 Jul 2026 A handout photo made available by SDIS33 (Gironde Departmental Fire and Rescue Service) shows a firefighting crew being deployed to battle a wildfire spreading in Ares, south-western France, late 25 July 2026 (issued
- ▪“The overall situation is very unfavourable, we are in a situation that is unprecedented.”Cazenave said earlier on Sunday that there were no plans to evacuate Bordeaux, whose wider metropolitan area has a population of about 850,000.
- ▪Nunez said authorities would continue to assess the situation calmly and realistically.As the blaze advanced, police went door-to-door overnight in the municipalities of Marcheprime and Cestas, evacuating residents one home at a time.
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- ▪ Firefighters battle to contain wildfires still burning near Bordeaux — Al Jazeera English
- ▪ Firefighters battle blaze advancing towards Bordeaux — 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 — The Sydney Morning Herald
- ▪ 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
- ▪ Wildfires threaten Bordeaux as France, Spain battle blazes — Investing.com — News
- ▪ Wildfires threaten Bordeaux as France, Spain battle blazes — Straits Times — World
- ▪ French firefighters battle to keep blazes from Bordeaux - Reuters — "site:reuters.com business" - Google News
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World Wildfires threaten Bordeaux as France and Spain battle blazes BORDEAUX/MADRID, July 26 (Reuters) - Wildfires advanced towards the outskirts of the historic French city of Bordeaux, at the heart of the country’s winelands, on Sunday as France and Spain battled blazes that have already forced the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people. By Reuters 27 Jul 2026 A handout photo made available by SDIS33 (Gironde Departmental Fire and Rescue Service) shows a firefighting crew being deployed to battle a wildfire spreading in Ares, south-western France, late 25 July 2026 (issued 26 July 2026).
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