Forest fires hit Spain and France The French authorities ordered the evacuation of nearly 60,000 people near Bordeaux, raising the total number of people trained to flee forest fires in France and Spain to over 220,000. About 200,000 people were evacuated in the southwest of France, in the Gironde and Landes regions. French President Emmanuel Macron mobilized the Armed Forces to help in the response. Meanwhile, Spanish authorities warned that a …
Large-scale forest fires engulfed France and Spain. As a result, France is evacuating almost 63,000 people, and Spain has declared a state of emergency for the first time in history due to forest fires.