Bordeaux under threat as France and Spain battle 'unprecedented' wildfires

Wildfires are threatening Bordeaux, with flames reported just fifteen kilometers from the city as authorities battle blazes that have displaced roughly three hundred thousand people across France and Spain. French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez called the situation in Bordeaux "unprecedented," France 24 reports, while Spain's Avila region is facing its worst fire in recent history.

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