{"id":18024,"date":"2026-07-26T17:30:46","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T12:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=18024"},"modified":"2026-07-26T17:30:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T12:30:46","slug":"france-wildfire-forces-250000-to-evacuate-as-blaze-nears-bordeaux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=18024","title":{"rendered":"France wildfire forces 250,000 to evacuate as blaze nears Bordeaux"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div data-layout-index=\"4\" class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\"><!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"contain\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">  <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"info\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">\n<div class=\"caption\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">\n<h4 class=\"title\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/6402126119112\" data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_world_article_main-content_featured-video_5_1\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">European wildfires force more than 250K evacuations across Spain, France<\/a><\/h4>\n<p data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">Wildfires are sweeping across Spain and France, forcing more than 250,000 people to evacuate. One blaze is threatening France&#8217;s famed Bordeaux wine region, while Spain has declared a national emergency. France has deployed the military, and the Tour de France has been shortened as firefighters battle the massive blazes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">More than a quarter-million people have been driven from their homes in southwest <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_world_article_main-content_article-body_6_8347417\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/world-regions\/france\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">France<\/a> as a massive wildfire barrels toward the famed wine capital of Bordeaux, with officials warning the fast-moving inferno has become so fierce it\u2019s creating its own winds and behaving erratically.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">French authorities ordered another 55,000 people to evacuate overnight Sunday from communities south of Bordeaux, bringing the total number of evacuees in the region to about 250,000. Gusty winds, dry conditions and repeated <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_world_article_main-content_article-body_6_8347418\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/disasters\/heat-wave\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">heat waves<\/a> have fueled a fire that has burned out of control since midweek.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said firefighters faced a &#8220;difficult&#8221; night and warned Sunday that &#8220;the situation remains very unfavorable.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_world_article_main-content_article-body_6_8347419\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/europes-fires-reveal-deadly-mix-record-heat-human-error-arson-land-mismanagement\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>EUROPE&#8217;S FIRES REVEAL DEADLY MIX OF RECORD HEAT, HUMAN ERROR, ARSON AND LAND MISMANAGEMENT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/france-gironde-wildfire-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/france-gironde-wildfire-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/france-gironde-wildfire-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/france-gironde-wildfire-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/france-gironde-wildfire-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Firefighters spray water at a burning forest near Lacanau, France.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Firefighters spray water in a burning forest near Lacanau, southwestern France, Saturday, July 25, 2026.<\/span> <span>(AP Photo\/Emma Da Silva)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;The fire again became extremely virulent again and unpredictable, generating its own winds and advancing erratically toward the Bordeaux metropolitan area,&#8221; Nunez posted on X, adding that the blaze &#8220;became calmer by the end of the night.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The fire has now burned an estimated 42,000 hectares, or about 162 square miles \u2014 roughly four times the size of Paris \u2014 in the Gironde region. Bordeaux Mayor Thomas Cazenave said the flames came within about 9 miles of the city, prompting officials to partially close a major highway into and out of the region.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">More than 2,500 firefighters, backed by 18 planes and helicopters, are working to slow the fire&#8217;s advance. France has also deployed 1,500 soldiers to help clear vegetation and build firebreaks, while several <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_world_article_main-content_article-body_6_8347420\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/world-regions\/europe\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">European countries<\/a> have sent aircraft and firefighting crews to assist.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_world_article_main-content_article-body_6_8347421\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/france-records-5700-excess-deaths-historic-early-summer-heat-wave\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>FRANCE RECORDS MORE THAN 5,700 EXCESS DEATHS DURING HISTORIC EARLY SUMMER HEAT WAVE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Nunez said 450 volunteers have also pitched in to help.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;We \u2060came to lend a hand because if it were our region, we&#8217;d want others to do the \u200bsame,&#8221; 65-year-old farmer Pascal Roudier told Reuters. &#8220;And given the scale of the disaster, we \u200bthink our\u2060 efforts are very welcome too.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/firefighters-wildfire-marcheprime-bordeaux.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/firefighters-wildfire-marcheprime-bordeaux.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/firefighters-wildfire-marcheprime-bordeaux.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/firefighters-wildfire-marcheprime-bordeaux.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/firefighters-wildfire-marcheprime-bordeaux.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Firefighters battle a wildfire near Marcheprime, outside Bordeaux, France.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Firefighters battle a wildfire near Marcheprime, outside, Bordeaux, France, Sunday, July 26, 2026.<\/span> <span>(AP Photo\/Emma Da Silva)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The Bordeaux-area fire is one of several major wildfires burning across France. A separate blaze in the neighboring Landes region has forced another 36,000 people to evacuate, while nearly 3,000 others have left their homes in southern France&#8217;s Var region along the Mediterranean coast.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Neighboring <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_world_article_main-content_article-body_6_8347422\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/world-regions\/spain\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Spain<\/a> is facing its own wildfire emergency.<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/spain-wildfire-firefighter.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/spain-wildfire-firefighter.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/spain-wildfire-firefighter.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/spain-wildfire-firefighter.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/spain-wildfire-firefighter.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Firefighter carries hose while battling wildfire in Spain.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>A firefighter carries a hose while battling a wildfire in San Martin de Valdeiglesias, west of Madrid, Spain, Sunday, July 26, 2026.<\/span> <span>(AP Photo\/Manu Fernandez)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Authorities there have evacuated about 116,000 people in recent days as fires burned across the Valencia region and west of Madrid. A fast-moving fire in a Valencia suburb killed one man Saturday, marking Spain&#8217;s first wildfire death in the latest wave of fires.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Earlier this month, 13 people were killed in southern Spain in the country&#8217;s deadliest wildfire in recent memory.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><em>The Associated Press contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>European wildfires force more than 250K evacuations across Spain, France Wildfires are sweeping across Spain and France, forcing more than 250,000 people to evacuate. 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