Updated Jul 27, 2026 – 8.27am, first published at 8.26amLondon | Wildfires are threatening the iconic French city of Bordeaux and its world-famous vineyards as flames sweep across Western Europe and force the evacuation of 350,000 people.Infernos across France, Spain and Italy have scorched hundreds of thousands of hectares since last week, in what looms as one of the continent’s worst ever modern peacetime disasters.ReutersSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
City of Bordeaux threatened as France, Spain, Italy battle wildfires
Infernos across Southern Europe have scorched hundreds of thousands of hectares, in what could be the continent’s worst ever modern peacetime disasters.
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