France braces for fourth major heatwave as crews tackle Bordeaux blaze
Authorities say the blaze remains uncontained as 2,500 firefighters battle flare-ups and a new heatwave could push temperatures above 40 C.
- Massive wildfires have forced 220,000 evacuations in France and around 100,000 in Spain, as both nations battle flames on Tuesday ahead of another blistering heatwave later this week.
- Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez described the fires as "the most painful expression of a climate emergency," with 150,000 hectares burned in Spain and 115,000 hectares in France since the start of this year.
- Near Bordeaux, a massive wildfire has ravaged 42,000 hectares and destroyed 240 houses, creating rare pyrocumulonimbus clouds generating their own lightning and winds that complicate containment.
- Additional water-bombing aircraft from Turkey, Italy, and Greece have been deployed to support Spain and France, European Union commissioner Hadja Lahbib confirmed, though the EU fleet remains increasingly stretched.
- Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu stated that nine out of 10 fires are human-caused, urging public vigilance as forecasters warned wildfire danger levels will reach "extreme" heights with rising temperatures.
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On TikTok and Instagram, influencer Eva Travel sparked a strong controversy after claiming that "Bordeaux burns" while fire never reached the metropolis.
The area most affected by the fires is still Gironda, a tourist area in the south-west of the country.There are thousands of evacuees and a strong solidarity movement emerged to help firefighters fight the flames.
Shafaq News - Paris: France is bracing for its fourth major heatwave of 2026 on Tuesday, as firefighters continue their battle to fully contain the massive wildfires that have ravaged the Gironde region, home to the city of Bordeaux in southwestern France. These developments come amid record-breaking temperatures and severe drought conditions that are increasing the risk of fires igniting and spreading. Although firefighters have managed to cont…
Images, maps and graphics give us an initial idea of the extent of the destruction. Firefighters and rescue workers are in continuous use. Help is mobilized – and is urgently needed.
They will go deep into the forests, clearing them, and even burning them to prevent the fire from spreading further. Polish firefighters will help extinguish the massive fires in Spain in August. They will go where trucks cannot reach.
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