Fire near Bordeaux signals unprecedented European wildfire season
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Wildfires in southwestern France are closing in on Bordeaux, with the Gironde blaze burning about 42,000 hectares and destroying 240 homes, triggering around 220,000 evacuations in France and more than 100,000 in Spain; Macron calls it an unprecedented fire season as heat and wind hamper firefighting, with authorities warning more evacuations could follow.
- Wildfire now nine miles away from French city of Bordeaux, mayor warns BBC
- Live updates: France wildfires may not be out for months, authorities warn, as flames rage near Madrid and Bordeaux CNN
- Broiling Weather Threatens Further Spread of Fires in France and Spain The New York Times
- How 'fire-generated thunderstorms' make wildfires more deadly BBC
- Europe wildfire in pictures: Gigantic fire cloud engulfing France, Spain regions CNBC
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