More than 250,000 people flee their homes in France and Spain as wildfires burn
France was preparing to use a massive specially adapted cargo aircraft to dump flame retardants Saturday on a wildfire that has forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of people, including from some suburbs of the wine region city of Bordeaux. He said the fire was about 30 kilometers (20 miles) west of the city and lost some of its intensity overnight. Get daily National news Get daily Canada news delivered to your inbox so you'll never miss the day's top stories.
- ▪France was preparing to use a massive specially adapted cargo aircraft to dump flame retardants Saturday on a wildfire that has forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of people, including from some suburbs of the wine region city of Bor
- ▪He said the fire was about 30 kilometers (20 miles) west of the city and lost some of its intensity overnight.
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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 250,000 displaced in Eastern Europe as Spain and France continue to battle wildfires — The Globe and Mail
- ▪ 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
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France was preparing to use a massive specially adapted cargo aircraft to dump flame retardants Saturday on a wildfire that has forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of people, including from some suburbs of the wine region city of Bordeaux. Including some 70,000 people evacuated in central Spain, wildfires in southern Europe this week have displaced more than 250,000 people.French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said the hulking A400M aircraft will join 18 other water- and retardant-dropping planes and helicopters waging an expected “long and very difficult” battle against the blaze raging in the Gironde region of southwestern France.With winds expected to shift in a west-to-east direction on Saturday afternoon, potentially driving the fire closer to Bordeaux, fire crews and…
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