1st LD Writethru: Over 220,000 evacuated in southwestern France as raging wildfires spread

NAMPA / Xinhua
2026-07-26
PARIS, July 26 (Xinhua) -- Over 220,000 people have been evacuated from the Gironde department in southwestern France as devastating wildfires continue to spread, local prefecture authorities announced Sunday. Late Saturday, Gironde authorities ordered the evacuation of an additional 55,000 residents on the outskirts of Bordeaux. The fires in Gironde have burned at least 42,000 hectares of land so far. The raging fires have also caused seve......
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