French firefighters are continuing to battle fast‑moving wildfires in southwestern France, where more than 300,000 people have been evacuated, WAM reports.
Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez warned that the situation remains “extremely dangerous.”
Bordeaux Mayor Thomas Cazenave said authorities do not currently plan to evacuate the UNESCO World Heritage‑listed city of 270,000 residents but are prepared to act if conditions worsen. He noted that the flames are concentrated south of Bordeaux, about 25-30 kilometres from the city centre and roughly 15 kilometres from the metropolitan area near Martignas‑sur‑Jalle. The town of Martignas‑sur‑Jalle, home to 8,000 people, has already been evacuated as a precaution.
In Spain, wildfires are spreading across Madrid, Ávila, Toledo and Castellón, affecting more than 121,000 people and burning around 20,000 hectares, according to the Ministry for the Ecological Transition. Spanish firefighting teams, supported by aircraft from Greece, Italy and Portugal, are working to contain the blazes. Since the start of the year, wildfires in Spain have destroyed 132,000 hectares of land.
