Europe wildfires latest: France warns ‘intense’ heatwave will peak today as thousands more evacuated near Bordeaux
- France has warned that the latest intense heatwave hitting the country will peak today, as more towns near Bordeaux were evacuated in the face of raging wildfires.
- Temperatures could reach up to 44C in some parts, according to Meteo France, while forecasters in Spain said the heatwave there is expected to continue until Sunday.
- French authorities have ordered 4,000 more people to leave tourist sites along the country’s Atlantic coast, expanding what may be France’s largest peacetime evacuation as a vast wildfire west of Bordeaux raged.
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- France has warned that the latest intense heatwave hitting the country will peak today, as more towns near Bordeaux were evacuated in the face of raging wildfires.
- Temperatures could reach up to 44C in some parts, according to Meteo France, while forecasters in Spain said the heatwave there is expected to continue until Sunday.
- French authorities have ordered 4,000 more people to leave tourist sites along the country’s Atlantic coast, expanding what may be France’s largest peacetime evacuation as a vast wildfire west of Bordeaux raged.
Sources: The Independent