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Macron holds crisis meeting as monster wildfires drive 250,000 from their homes

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French President Emmanuel Macron held a crisis meeting Monday to address uncontrolled wildfires that have forced over 250,000 people to flee their homes. In the Gironde region, the flames have burned an area four times the size of Paris. The…

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  1. BBC News

    Macron calls crisis meeting as wildfires threaten Bordeaux and heatwave looms (opens BBC News)

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    Blazes are about 15km from Bordeaux, but the city's mayor says there are no plans to evacuate.

  2. France 24

    Live: Macron to hold crisis cabinet meeting on France's devastating wildfires (opens France 24)

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    French President Emmanuel Macron will hold a crisis cabinet meeting Monday on the wildfires spreading across southern France. Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will visit fire-hit areas in Valencia in the east of Spain, where firefighters are battling a new blaze that has forced thousands to flee…

  3. WFMZ Allentown

    Macron calls crisis meeting as monster wildfires drive 250,000 from their homes (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    French President Emmanuel Macron calls a crisis meeting to address uncontrolled wildfires forcing over 250,000 people to flee their homes. In the Gironde region of southwest France, flames have burned an area four times the size of Paris. The prefecture…

  4. The Guardian

    Europe wildfires live: Macron to chair crisis meeting as France and Spain continue to battle major blazes (opens The Guardian)

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    Firefighters in France and Spain face another day battling wildfires that have seen hundreds of thousands of people evacuated Pedro Sánchez says Spain is suffering effects of climate crisis as firefighters battle wildfires in France Over in Paris, French president Emmanuel Macron is now chairing an …

  5. Al Jazeera

    Macron calls crisis meeting of French cabinet as blaze approaches Bordeaux (opens Al Jazeera)

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    The situation in France is currently stable, authorities say, but another heatwave is on the way.

  6. Deutsche Welle

    France: Macron holds crisis talks as wildfires spread (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    As France and Spain battle some of their worst wildfires in years, the French government is holding a crisis meeting. A fire-generated storm cloud over France has added to fears of more outbreaks.

  7. WFMZ Allentown

    Macron holds crisis meeting as monster wildfires drive 250,000 from their homes (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    French President Emmanuel Macron held a crisis meeting Monday to address uncontrolled wildfires that have forced over 250,000 people to flee their homes. In the Gironde region, the flames have burned an area four times the size of Paris. The…

  8. Semafor

    Macron says fires are warlike crisis for France (opens Semafor)

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    More than 250,000 people have been evacuated, with fires threatening the outskirts of Bordeaux and raging through popular tourist areas and wine regions.

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