Another evacuations due to forest fire southwest France, 4000 hectares destroyed

Fire in Gironde and Landes: the A63 partly reopened in the Bayonne-Bordeaux direction

Part of the motorway was reopened to light vehicles in the Bayonne-Bordeaux direction this Thursday afternoon

Wildfire in southwestern France: 8,000 people evacuated

Firefighters were battling a wildfire in southwestern France on August 10 in a region known for its pine forests that was ravaged by flames last month.

10,000 People Evacuated by Fire in Southwestern France

PARIS—Firefighters were battling a wildfire in southwestern France on Wednesday in a region known for its pine forests that was ravaged by flames last month. More than 6,200 hectares have burned in the Gironde region and the neighbouring Landes in the latest wildfire to erupt in a European nation as the continent swelters through a hot and dry summer. The blaze forced the evacuation of about 10,000 people and destroyed at least 17 houses, accord…

Wildfires rage in France, thousands evacuated from homes

About 10,000 people have been evacuated to save them from wildfires in the Gironde region of south-west France after a massive blaze that destroyed more than 15,000 hectares (37,000 acres) of pine forest in July sparked up again and tore through woodland.

Already 10,000 evacuations due to 'monstrous' forest fire in France

The forest fire that flared up on Tuesday in the French department of Gironde, south of Bordeaux, has already set more than 6200 hectares in flames. On Wednesday evening, the fire continued to expand, including to the adjacent department of Landes, despite maximum efforts by the fire brigade. Some 10,000 people have had to leave their homes as a precaution.

Francia sconvolta dagli incendi, 10mila persone evacuate in Gironda

Evacuato un intero villaggio, Moustey, nel sudovest del Paese. A quasi un mese dal rogo iniziale, le fiamme hanno ripreso vigore