Forty-two thousand hectares burned, 224,000 people forced to flee, and nearly 3,000 firefighters still mobilized: the mega fire in Gironde reveals a new scale of climate risk in France.
George Clooney, Amal, and their children left their property near Brignoles in the face of a wildfire. Behind this highly publicized evacuation, a wave of fires is affecting France and several European countries.
Giant wildfires have caused over 200,000 evacuations in France and Spain. In Gironde, the fire is advancing eastward, placing the entire Bordeaux region under maximum surveillance.
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