France’s wildfire front ‘very unfavourable’, interior minister warns as blazes threaten Unesco‑listed Bordeaux

“Another difficult night on the wildfire front,” Nunez said on X. “The situation remains very unfavourable,” he said, stressing the situation in the southwestern department of Gironde where Bordeaux is located was particularly difficult.

“In Gironde, the fire became extremely intense and unpredictable again at the start of the night, generating its own winds and advancing erratically toward the Bordeaux metropolitan area,” Nunez said.

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