Wildfire evacuation may be largest peacetime exodus as fires rage on

Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleFrench authorities ordered the evacuation of an additional 4,000 people from Atlantic coast tourist sites, expanding what could be France's largest peacetime evacuation due to a vast wildfire west of Bordeaux. Fresh flames erupted near Grand Crohot beach on the Lège-Cap-Ferret peninsula, with a fleet of 23 planes and helicopters deployed to combat the renewed blaze. Gironde prefect Sophie Brocas stated the situation remains 'complicated', although approximately 60,000 residents previously evacuated from areas near Bordeaux were permitted to return. The Gironde and Landes regions are currently under a yellow heatwave warning, with the new heatwave forecast to last until at least Sunday. President Emmanuel Macron described the situation as France's most challenging since the Second World War, as over 360,000 people across France and Spain have been displaced; Spain's interior minister, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, highlighted this as an "absolutely crucial" period, as the heatwave is projected to persist until at least Sunday, hindering firefighting efforts with high temperatures and gusty winds. In fullEurope wildfires latest: France warns ‘intense’ heatwave will peak today as thousands more evacuated near BordeauxMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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