Live: France orders evacuations near Bordeaux as wildfires sweep through southwest

French authorities have ordered towns near the southwestern city of Bordeaux to evacuate as a precaution, with wildfires advancing toward the area, France 24 reports. The blazes have already forced more than two hundred thousand people from their homes across southwestern France and central Spain. Officials announced the Bordeaux-area evacuations on Saturday as the fires kept moving, and France 24 says it is continuing to track the situation through a live blog.

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