RESOLVING THE LEDGER
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See the full story · 1 sourcesAt least 55,000 people were evacuated in southwest France overnight, bringing the total forced out of their homes to around 220,000 in one region alone, inched closer to the wine region city of Bordeaux.
Neighbouring Spain oversaw its own fire evacuations on the country's east coast.
“The situation remains very unfavourable," French interior minister Laurent Nunez said after what he described as “another difficult night” for fire crews battling round-the-clock against the blaze that has burned an area four times the size of Paris.
“The fire became extremely virulent again and unpredictable, generating its own winds and advancing erratically toward the Bordeaux metropolitan area," Nunez posted on X.
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