Wildfire now nine miles away from French city of Bordeaux, mayor warns
Wildfire now nine miles away from French city of Bordeaux, mayor warns - Published The mayor of Bordeaux has said he is bracing for "all eventualities",...
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- Wildfire now nine miles away from French city of Bordeaux, mayor warns - Published The mayor of Bordeaux has said he is bracing for "all eventualities", as one of many wildfires raging in France is now 15km (nine miles) from the south-western city.
- Firefighters in the Gironde region were facing an "unprecedented" situation battling a fire that "has a life of its own", said Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez.
- Some 220,000 people have been evacuated in France and more than 100,000 in Spain, where fires are burning "uncontrolled" west of Madrid.
- But he also said that "not all these fires are accidents" and "some are deliberately set", adding that since 6 July, 162 arrests have taken place.
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Wildfire now nine miles away from French city of Bordeaux, mayor warns - Published The mayor of Bordeaux has said he is bracing for "all eventualities", as one of many wildfires raging in France is now 15km (nine miles) from the south-western city. Firefighters in the Gironde region were facing an "unprecedented" situation battling a fire that "has a life of its own", said Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez. Some 220,000 people have been evacuated in France and more than 100,000 in Spain, where fires are burning "uncontrolled" west of Madrid. But he also said that "not all these fires are accidents" and "some are deliberately set", adding that since 6 July, 162 arrests have taken place. BBC Verify has been analysing satellite imagery showing the spread of the wildfire west of Madrid, which has now affected more than 27,000 hectares. Satellite images, captured on 24 and 26 July, show how the fire spread over two days after several blazes in the Almorox, Villa del Prado and San Martín de Valdeiglesias areas merged into one large fire.