Live updates: Spain and France wildfires; thousands evacuated as firefighters battle to control flames
Massive wildfires in France's Gironde and Landes regions have forced the evacuation of 200,000 people. Thousands are currently being housed in temporary shelters in Bordeaux as firefighters struggle to contain the spreading flames.
Link Copied! At a makeshift shelter in Bordeaux, people wonder when they'll return home By Melissa Bell and Pierre Bairin in Bordeaux, France A man evacuated due to the wildfires holds his dog as they shelter at the Parc des Expositions de Bordeaux, on July 25. Alain Jocard/AFP/Getty Images Two hundred thousand people have been evacuated from their homes in France’s Gironde and Landes regions as wildfires continue to burn out of control. Around 7,000 are being sheltered at a massive exhibition center in Bordeaux, which is itself shrouded in smoke carried into the city by shifting winds.
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