More than 250,000 displaced in Eastern Europe as Spain and France continue to battle wildfires
The riders will race Sunday inside Paris, rather than starting from Thoiry, west of the capital, on a circuit of 89 kilometres, down from the 133-kilometre route that had been planned. He said the fire was about 30 kilometres west of the city and lost some of its intensity overnight.The government mobilized soldiers to join the battle and was rushing in 1.5 million face masks to protect against choking smoke. Authorities ordered people between the fire and Bordeaux to evacuate, including from parts of the city’s western suburbs and other towns and villages.
- ▪The riders will race Sunday inside Paris, rather than starting from Thoiry, west of the capital, on a circuit of 89 kilometres, down from the 133-kilometre route that had been planned.
- ▪He said the fire was about 30 kilometres west of the city and lost some of its intensity overnight.The government mobilized soldiers to join the battle and was rushing in 1.5 million face masks to protect against choking smoke.
- ▪Authorities ordered people between the fire and Bordeaux to evacuate, including from parts of the city’s western suburbs and other towns and villages.
17 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 3 days. Coverage spans 3 points on the political spectrum — 4 lean left, 8 centre, 3 right.
- ▪ Wildfire forces more than 220,000 to evacuate in France, destroys over 200 homes — CBS News — Top
- ▪ Wildfires in France drive 250,000 people from their homes and creep toward wine city of Bordeaux - AP News — Google News
- ▪ Wildfire forces another 55,000 people to evacuate in southwest France — https://www.airdriecityview.com/rss
- ▪ Europe wildfires: ‘Difficult hours lie ahead’ in battle to contain fires, says Pedro Sánchez as more than 300,000 flee homes in France and Spain – as it happened — World news | The Guardian
- ▪ France and Spain fires force more than 200,000 to flee homes — NPR Topics: News
- ▪ Over 250,000 people forced to flee homes as France and Spain battle raging wildfires — New York Post
- ▪ Fires claim lives in France and Spain, forcing 250,000 people to flee their homes — ABC News (Australia)
- ▪ Wildfires send nearly 260,000 fleeing in France and Spain — NZ Herald
- ▪ More than 300,000 flee wildfires in France and Spain — BBC News
- ▪ 200,000 people flee their homes in France as wildfires continue — France 24 (EN)
- ▪ More than 250,000 people flee their homes in France and Spain as wildfires burn — The Washington Times
- ▪ More than 250,000 people flee their homes in France and Spain as wildfires burn — Global News
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Open this photo in gallery:A firefighter stands on a truck on a road near Lacanau, southwestern France, Saturday as wildfires rage in the area.Emma Da Silva/The Associated PressShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountFrance cut the length of the Tour de France’s final stage on Saturday to redeploy officers to battle raging wildfires that forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of people, including from some the suburbs of the wine region city of Bordeaux.A specially adapted cargo aircraft was deployed to dump flame retardants on a huge blaze raging in the Gironde region of southwestern France.The Tour de France’s last stage on Sunday will be reduced in length by a third, the Paris police department said, an extraordinary measure that underscored…
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