Wildfires threaten Bordeaux as France, Spain battle blazes

BORDEAUX/MADRID — Wildfires advanced towards the outskirts of the historic city of Bordeaux, at the heart of France’s winelands, on Sunday as France and Spain battled blazes that have forced the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people.

BORDEAUX/MADRID — Wildfires advanced towards the outskirts of the historic city of Bordeaux, at the heart of France’s winelands, on Sunday as France and Spain battled blazes that have forced the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people.

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About 220,000 people have been evacuated in France, while more than 75,000 ⁠people in Spain have been evacuated from their homes and around 30,000 more ordered to shelter in place, according to authorities.

In France, fires have ravaged the Cap Ferret peninsula on the Atlantic coast, a popular tourist destination, and spread through areas surrounding Bordeaux, where firefighters were trying to prevent the flames from reaching the regional capital.