France firefighters battle 'monster' wildfire near Bordeaux - BBC
WEBAug 11, 2022 · More than 1,000 firefighters are battling a "monster" wildfire in south-western France that has already destroyed about 7,400 hectares (18,286 acres) of forest, officials say. The blaze about...
France wildfire: Thousands evacuated as blaze rages near Riviera - BBC
WEBAug 17, 2021 · Southern France is the latest area in Europe to be ravaged by wildfires this summer as temperatures soar to record levels around the Mediterranean. Scientists say heatwaves are becoming more...
Firefighters battle France’s 1st major forest blaze of 2023
WEBApr 17, 2023 · Hundreds of firefighters are steadily wrestling under control France’s first major forest fire of the year, which has ripped through swaths of woods and scrub straddling the country’s southern border with Spain.
France's unprecedented summer of wildfires, in maps and graphs
WEBAug 25, 2022 · France's unprecedented summer of wildfires, in maps and graphs. The summer of 2022 saw parts of France ravaged by blazes of unusual intensity, speed, and duration, burning record surface...
Scenes of Devastation Emerge From a Fire-Ravaged Southwestern France …
WEBJul 19, 2022 · LA TESTE-DE-BUCH, France — As firefighters battled raging wildfires for the eighth consecutive day in southwest France, scenes of devastation emerged from the ashes, underscoring yet another...
Wildfires rage in France, thousands evacuated from homes
WEBHOSTENS, France, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Wildfires tore through the Gironde region of southwestern France on Wednesday, destroying homes and forcing the evacuation of 10,000 residents, some of whom...
South of France: 'Catastrophic' wildfires force thousands of …
WEBAug 15, 2023 · A huge wildfire in the south of France is under control after it forced thousands of residents and holidaymakers to flee their homes and campsites.
Hundreds of firefighters tackle wildfire in southern France
WEBAug 16, 2021 · French firefighters are battling to contain a large wildfire in the southern region of Var that has forced the evacuation of thousands of people, including tourists in campsites. President ...
Thousands of homes at risk as apocalyptic fires tear through …
WEBJul 19, 2022 · In southwest France, insatiable wildfires are ravaging the forest and threatening thousands of houses. As we head towards the fire zone, miles of blackened trees line the route - ash where once ...
'We fought all night': A thousand firefighters battle Bordeaux blaze
WEBAug 10, 2022 · More than a thousand firefighters struggled to contain a huge wildfire near the city of Bordeaux in southwest France on Thursday. Some 68 square kilometres (26 square miles) in the Gironde area...