Fires in France Burn 98,000 Hectares
French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez announced that wildfires have consumed approximately 98,000 hectares since the start of the year, a record high. The fires remain out of control, particularly in the Gironde and Landes regions in the southwest of the country, where around 200,000 people have been evacuated. Authorities issued immediate evacuation orders for some suburbs of Bordeaux and deployed a large aircraft to help extinguish the fires. This season is among the worst on record since data collection began in 2006, with the risk increasing due to climate change and drought.
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