France, Spain battle on against wildfires amid another heat wave
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Firefighters continued to duel with huge wildfires in France's Gironde region and at least 63,000 people in Spain were evacuated as temperatures soared.
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Spain's prime minister warned of "difficult hours ahead," as France's interior minister called the blaze near Bordeaux "unpredictable." Evacuations in both countries continued as high winds keep fires moving.
Firefighters in Spain and France were battling fast-moving and deadly wildfires Sunday, with extreme heat and strong winds fueling new fronts even as others were contained. The rapidly spreading blazes near Madrid and Bordeaux have engulfed fields, forests, and homes, forcing more than 300,000 peopl…
BORDEAUX/MADRID >> 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.
The fires tearing through forests in southwest France, around the region of Bordeaux, and in central Spain around the capital Madrid have been some of the worst in decades. Climate change which has brought successive heatwaves and a lack of rain has added fuel to the fires that are raging across par…
Hundreds of thousands remained evacuated as huge wildfires burned in France and Spain. A race against time saw firefighters trying to make progress before a forecast surge in temperatures.
In southern France a wildfire in the region of Gironde is still active, while two major fires in central Spain are finally coming under control, ahead of the fourth heat wave of the summer.
Heat waves and scant rainfall in Europe have contributed to wildfires in France and Spain that have forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee their homes.
BORDEAUX, France / MADRID, Spain >> Firefighters sought today to take advantage of more favourable weather conditions to subdue massive wildfires threatening the French city and tourist region of Bordeaux and a number of sites in neighbouring Spain.
By Billy Stockwell, Joseph Ataman and Daniel Olivares Gallego Authorities in France over the weekend warned tourists not to travel to the country’s wildfire-hit southwest but sought to reassure visitors that other regions remain unaffected by the flames.
A fresh spell of extreme heat, driven by climate change, is expected to intensify some of Europe's worst wildfires in decades, stretching firefighting resources.
BORDEAUX/MADRID — Firefighters sought on Monday to take advantage of more favorable weather conditions to subdue massive wildfires threatening the French city and tourist region of Bordeaux and a number of sites in neighboring Spain.
Forecasters warned of extreme heat this week that could worsen what officials in France and Spain are already calling the worst wildfire season in modern history, with thousands of firefighters, troops and volunteers racing to contain dozens of blazes.
Firefighters continued to duel with huge wildfires in France's Gironde region and at least 63,000 people in Spain were evacuated as temperatures soared.
Crews are still battling wildfires that broke out last week and have burned nearly 200,000 acres across Spain. The country is bracing for another round of extreme heat, with temperatures expected to top 100 degrees Fahrenheit starting Wednesday.
Over 20 aircraft have been deployed to fight new fires west of Bordeaux, and Spanish firefighters fear two fires could merge west of Madrid. Scientists say climate change is fueling more extreme fires across Europe.
The wildfire that engulfed Spain's Ávila region, northwest of the capital, Madrid, is now considered the largest in the country's modern history, with around 50,000 hectares (193 square miles) burned, the government said this week.
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