More than 360,000 evacuated as wildfires rage in France and Spain
- French and Spanish authorities are struggling to contain the blazes, with teams lacking capacity and resources.
- Blazes raging in parts of France and Spain show no sign of abating and have forced more than 360,000 people to leave their homes, after successive stifling summer heatwaves created the ideal conditions for wildfires to thrive.
- In France’s southwestern Gironde region, 55,000 people were evacuated overnight, officials said on Sunday.
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- French and Spanish authorities are struggling to contain the blazes, with teams lacking capacity and resources.
- Blazes raging in parts of France and Spain show no sign of abating and have forced more than 360,000 people to leave their homes, after successive stifling summer heatwaves created the ideal conditions for wildfires to thrive.
- In France’s southwestern Gironde region, 55,000 people were evacuated overnight, officials said on Sunday.
Sources: Al Jazeera