France wildfires live: Bordeaux Airport evacuates hotel zone as city under threat

France wildfires live: Bordeaux Airport evacuates hotel zone as city under threat More than 330,000 people have been evacuated in south-west France and central Spain due to raging wildfires - as flames creep towards the French city of Bordeaux and its airport Raging wildfires in south-west France and eastern Spain have forced the evacuation of more than 330,000 people - as flames creep ever closer to the French city of Bordeaux and its airport. An estimated 220,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in France's Gironde department, where Bordeaux is located, and the city's airport's hotel zone has been evacuated until further notice. Shifting winds and arid conditions have complicated massive efforts to limit the spread of the massive blaze that has been burning out of control since the middle of last week. The main fire has caused an unprecedented "pyrocumulonimbus" - a huge fire thunderstorm fuelled by its own winds and lightning, the National Firefighters Federation of France said. Meanwhile in Spain, wildfires have burned out of control around Madrid, with evacuations carried out yesterday in the Valencia region. Around 15,000 people have been evacuated from the eastern coastal city, while more than 90,000 have fled from areas around Madrid and Ávila. A man was killed in a wildfire in Manises, a Valencia suburb, on Saturday, marking Spain’s first recorded death in the latest fires. Key Events In France, an estimated 220,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in the south-west Gironde department. In Spain, around 15,000 people have been evacuated from the eastern city Valencia, and more than 90,000 have fled from areas around Madrid and Ávila. French President Emmanuel Macron will hold a crisis meeting this morning on the wildfires spreading towards Bordeaux. The meeting will take place at 10am Paris time (9am BST) at the Ministry of the Interior.