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...
As wildfires continue to ravage southwest France, forcing around 250,000 people from their homes in one of the country's biggest peacetime evacuations, France 24's Luke Shrago has witnessed the crisis unfold firsthand. He joined us to share what...
The fire in southwest France was about 15 kilometres away from Bordeaux on Sunday, as authorities in France and Spain battled wildfires that have forced roughly 300,000 people from their homes across both countries. Interior Minister Laurent Nunez...
The fire in southwest France was about 15 kilometres away from Bordeaux on Sunday, as authorities in France and Spain battled wildfires that have forced roughly 300,000 people from their homes across both countries. Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez...
"Civilian farmers are trying to help firefighters by bringing in tankers of water to keep their hoses running," FRANCE 24 reporter Luke Shrago said, reporting from Lège-Cap-Ferret, where one of the largest forest fires France has seen since WWII is...
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.
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A raging wildfire in southwest France forced the evacuation of 55,000 people overnight Sunday, bringing the total forced out of their homes to 220,000 in one region alone, as flames crept ever closer to the wine region city of Bordeaux. Authorities...
French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said on Sunday the wildfire situation in southwestern France was "very unfavourable"."Another difficult night on the wildfire front," Nunez said on X. A total of 2,500 firefighters, including a Swiss...
When summer rolls around, many parents scramble to sign up their young kids for outdoor activities. But what do you do when extreme heat and wildfire smoke increasingly make the outdoors dangerous?
More than 300,000 people fled wildfires raging across France and Spain on Saturday as worsening conditions forced fresh evacuations and authorities warned of a "difficult night". Fire-generated whirlwinds fuelled blazes near Bordeaux, while Spain...
The threat posed by a wildfire raging in the southwestern French department of Gironde "remains very serious," the top regional official, Sophie Brocas, said Saturday."The threat remains very serious. We are still facing a grave situation," she...
Hot, arid weather and strong winds have continued to fuel wildfires in France, Spain and Italy, devastating huge swaths of land and forcing mass evacuations. As national emergencies are declared, the danger remains.
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French authorities ordered the evacuation of towns near the southwestern city of Bordeaux on Saturday "as a precaution", as wildfires moved towards the area. Intense wildfires have forced more than 200,000 people to flee their homes in southwestern...
"Any potential damage will be assessed when it is safe to do so."
France isn't the only European country battling devastating wildfires. Spain has declared a national emergency after a series of blazes threatened communities near Madrid, forcing more than 10,000 people to evacuate. Firefighters continue to battle...
Deadly forest fires have been raging across Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia for more than a week, as an ongoing heatwave, dry conditions and strong winds fuel the flames and hamper firefighting efforts. Firefighters across the region are struggling to...
Deadly wildfires are sweeping across western Europe, fueled by scorching temperatures and strong winds, as climate change drives fires to spread faster and burn more intensely. The total area scorched in EU countries this year is already the second...
Wildfires fuelled by extreme heat and strong winds swept across western Europe on Friday, forcing thousands to evacuate in France, triggering a state of emergency in Spain's Madrid region and prompting Paris to seek emergency assistance from the...
A wildfire is moving extremely fast through a touristy peninsula close to the dune du Pila and Cap Ferret, dubbed 'the Hamptons of France'. Thousands of people have been forced to evacuate as firefighters struggle to contain the blaze. FRANCE 24's...
