As fires burn out of control and temperatures threaten to hit 39 degrees, thousands have sought shelter as part of the biggest evacuation of its kind in France since World War II.

BORDEAUX, July 26 — Thousands crowded into emergency shelters in France and Spain today after wildfires drove more than 300,000 people to flee their homes and holiday...

More than 50,000 additional people have been ordered to leave villages around Bordeaux