Wildfires threaten wine city of Bordeaux as France and Spain battle blazes
Wildfires in France and Spain have forced the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people as flames approach the city of Bordeaux. Authorities are struggling to contain the fires, which are described as unprecedented in scale.
Why it matters
Large-scale wildfires pose immediate threats to human life, infrastructure, and regional economies like the wine industry.
Flames from wildfires burning in south-west France are creeping ever closer to Bordeaux.
The mayor of the historic wine city says, for now, an evacuation is not on the cards.
Hundreds of thousands of people have already been forced to leave their homes due to wildfires in France and Spain.
Link copied Share Share article Wildfires have advanced towards the outskirts of the historic French wine city of Bordeaux, as France and Spain battle blazes that have already forced the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people .
About 220,000 people have been evacuated in France, while in Spain more than 75,000 people have been told to leave their homes and a further 30,000 ordered to shelter in place, according to authorities.
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