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Firefighters in France battle to prevent huge blaze from approaching Bordeaux

The Guardian Environment Sunday 26 July 2026, 12:56 UTC By Angelique Chrisafis in Paris, Sam Jones in Madrid and Jennifer Rankin 1 min read
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Efforts to contain wildfire that has consumed an area of four times the size of Paris impeded by windy conditionsEurope wildfires live – latest updatesAuthorities are battling to contain a huge wildfire near Bordeaux in south-west France that has consumed an area of land four times the size of Paris. Efforts to extinguish the blaze in the Gironde region, where nearly 220,000 people have been evacuated, were hampered by windy conditions on Saturday night.

Efforts to contain wildfire that has consumed an area of four times the size of Paris impeded by windy conditions

Authorities are battling to contain a huge wildfire near Bordeaux in south-west France that has consumed an area of land four times the size of Paris.

Efforts to extinguish the blaze in the Gironde region, where nearly 220,000 people have been evacuated, were hampered by windy conditions on Saturday night.

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