Wildfires force mass evacuations in France as flames produce their own weather
Wildfires in southwestern France have forced over 200,000 evacuations, with a major blaze in the Bordeaux region destroying over 240 homes and creating France's first fire cloud, a weather phenomenon causing erratic winds and lightning. Over 3,000 firefighters are battling the fires amid extreme heat, while Spain also lifts evacuation orders for some of 80,000 displaced residents due to wildfires that have killed 13 people this year.
Related Signal
Adjacent reporting
- Wildfires in France drive 250,000 people from their homes and creep toward wine city of Bordeaux
- Wildfire leads to evacuations in some suburbs of the French city of Bordeaux
- France evacuates 4,000 more people as heat threatens wildfire fight across southwestern Europe
- Wildfires in France drive 250,000 people from their homes and creep toward wine city of Bordeaux
- Wildfires in France drive 250,000 people from their homes and creep toward wine city of Bordeaux
- Wildfires ravage southwest France: Thousands face devastation after evacuation