Wildfires in Spain and France force evacuation of 200,000 people

Al Jazeera English reports that wildfires sweeping across Spain and France have forced roughly two hundred thousand people from their homes. France has appealed for international help, while Spain has declared a national emergency. The fires are part of a broader blaze burning across southwestern Europe, where authorities have already evacuated tens of thousands from a tourist town near Bordeaux.

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