Wildfires threaten Bordeaux as more than 200,000 people flee flames in France, Spain

• ▪Firefighters in Spain admitted the fires were so fast that they could not be tackled head-on.
• ▪Some people even fled by boat when flames swept through the tourist area on France’s Atlantic coast.
• ▪From a beach in Arcachon, locals and holidaymakers watch in astonishment as the fire rages on the other side of the bay, in Lège-Cap-Ferret.

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• ▪ 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
• ▪ Tens of thousands flee forest wildfires in France and Spain — Le Monde (EN)
• ▪ 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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