325,000 Evacuated in France, Spain Wildfires

France and Spain are battling erratic, unprecedented wildfires that have forced more than 325,000 people to flee their homes across both nations.

Emergency crews near Bordeaux face an erratic inferno generating its own wind systems and lightning, prompting French President Emmanuel Macron to call an emergency crisis cabinet meeting.

Meanwhile, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez warned of difficult hours ahead as emergency teams tackle a historic 280-kilometre fire perimeter in Avila alongside a rapidly spreading blaze in Valencia.

Wildfires (News Central TV) — 325,000 evacuated in French and Spanish wildfires. Credit: Reuters

European Union partners have dispatched aircraft and specialised crews to support local firefighters as hot weather continues to fuel blazes across Southwestern Europe.

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