A large wildfire in south-west France near Bordeaux prompts evacuations of residents and tourists. Local authorities say that, as of Thursday, a further 7,000 people are evacuated, bringing the total number of people moved to about 12,000. The evacuations include both local residents and visitors in affected areas. Reports from local sources describe the blaze as intense and ongoing, leading authorities to expand evacuation measures to reduce risk to people in the vicinity. The accounts emphasize the scale of the response and the cumulative figure of those displaced or temporarily relocated as the situation develops. Both outlets report the same figures—an additional 7,000 evacuated on Thursday and a total of roughly 12,000—indicating coordination between regional authorities and communication with the public. The coverage does not provide further details on the fire’s cause, extent, or any casualties in the provided excerpts.
Wildfire near Bordeaux forces around 12,000 evacuations in southwest France
A large wildfire in south-west France near Bordeaux prompts evacuations of residents and tourists. Local authorities say that, as of Thursday, a further 7,000 people are evacuated, bringing the total...
- A wildfire is burning in south-west France near Bordeaux.
- Authorities evacuate residents and tourists from affected areas.
- On Thursday, an additional 7,000 people are evacuated.
- The total number evacuated reaches about 12,000.
- Local authorities provide the evacuation figures, reported by multiple outlets.
Just under 12,000 people, most of them tourists, were evacuated on Thursday in southwest France as a wildfire ravaged a forest in Le Porge. The fire started midday on Wednesday, and hundreds of firefighters have been deployed to the region. France has experienced three heatwaves since May, fuelling wildfires.
44 minutes agoWildfires in southwest France have forced another 7,000 people to evacuate, the local authority said on Thursday, bringing the total to around 12,000.
3 hours agoA fierce wildfire near Bordeaux in south-west France has led to the evacuation of a further 7,000 people on Thursday, bringing the total number of tourists and residents moved to 12,000, local authorities said.
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