Wildfires threaten Bordeaux as France and Spain battle blazes


Flames emerge from a wildfire in San Martin de Valdeiglesias, Avila, Spain July 26, 2026. REUTERS/Ana Beltran

BORDEAUX/MADRID, July 26 (Reuters) - Wildfires advanced towards the ⁠outskirts of the historic French city of Bordeaux, at the heart of the country's winelands, on Sunday as France and Spain battled blazes that have already forced the evacuation of ⁠hundreds of thousands of people.

About 220,000 people have been evacuated in France, while in Spain more than 75,000 people have been evacuated and a further 30,000 ordered to shelter ‌in place, authorities said.

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