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A400M military cargo aircraft
Coverage of A400M military cargo aircraft in the Nexus archive.
- Wildfires in France drive 250,000 people from their homes and creep toward wine city of Bordeaux
Wildfires in southwest France have forced 220,000 people to evacuate their homes, with flames advancing toward Bordeaux, a major wine city. The fire, burning out of control in Gironde, has destroyed 240 homes and 42,000 hectares of land, prompting international firefighting efforts and evacuation orders for multiple localities.
- French firefighters battle blazes with military cargo planes
French firefighters are battling wildfires that have forced over 300,000 people to flee, using a converted A400M military cargo aircraft to drop retardant in southwest France. The unpredictable blazes have overwhelmed fire crews, prompting the deployment of military resources to contain the spread.