Migogoro · 220,000 flee · Kumbukumbu'Fire at the gates': 220,000 flee as France's largest peacetime evacuation meets uncontained blazeImeandikwa 7 Septemba 2026, 21:26 UTCTazamaNakala ya maneno0:00In Southwest France, the largest0:02peacetime evacuation in the country's0:03history is underway as wildfires force0:05220,000 people from their homes. The0:08fire is uncontained and generating its0:10own winds near Bordeaux and the Arcachon0:12Basin. France 24's Luke Shargo reports0:14from Laège Cap-Ferret that the mayor0:16says the fire is at the gates. This map0:18shows the fire zone in the Gironde0:20region where 42,000 hectares have burned0:23and the nearby Cap-Ferret Peninsula0:25where tourists and residents are being0:26evacuated. Nationwide 115,000 hectares0:30have burned. Over 1,500 soldiers and 180:33aircraft are deployed. 75 firefighters0:35have been injured and 240 homes0:37destroyed. Farmers are helping0:39firefighters but face fuel shortages. In0:41Spain, a separate wildfire near Madrid0:43has forced 70,000 evacuations. Weeks of0:46heat waves and drought have exacerbated0:48conditions straining emergency services0:50across the region.Soma makalaMfuatano wa matukio ya habariHeyDexVideo fupi ↗
