Macron calls crisis meeting as wildfires threaten Bordeaux and heatwave looms

Blazes are about 15km from Bordeaux, but the city's mayor says there are no plans to evacuate.

Flames Advance on Bordeaux, Where Evacuees Balance Dread and Hope

With surrounding towns in southwestern France evacuated and fire still spreading rapidly, several thousand are sheltering in the city, unsure what will become of their homes.

By Mark Landler and Giulia Imbert

France fires: 'What burns is not just forests, but a way of inhabiting the land that is no longer possible'

The philosopher Cynthia Fleury and the Socialist mayor of Saint-Médard-en-Jalles in southwestern France Stéphane Delpeyrat-Vincent argue that, in the face of unprecedented fires sweeping France, preparedness could become more than a technical way to adapt, but a democratic act.

Ella Baron on the wildfires in France and Spain – cartoon

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By Ella Baron

What’s causing the unprecedented wildfires in Europe?

France and Spain have deployed thousands of firefighters, and neighbouring countries have sent help.

France wildfires creep toward wine city of Bordeaux

A raging wildfire in southwest France forced the evacuation of 55,000 people overnight Sunday, bringing the total forced out of their homes to a staggering 220,000 in one region alone as flames crept ever closer to the wine region city of Bordeaux.

Typhoon Noul: Shenzhen girl, 6, blown away by gale, runs back to safety

As Typhoon Noul barrelled into southern China on Sunday with winds reaching 160km/h (99mph), violent gusts ripped a cot from indoors and flipped it over several metres away, sending the child inside flying to the ground. Hongxing News, a Chinese media outlet, reported that a six-year-old girl lying in her cot in the southern city of Shenzhen was blown from inside a building onto the grass verge outside. Footage released by Hongxing showed a ground-floor grocery shop being battered by the gale...

By Yuanyue Dang

Back from Gironde: France 24's Luke Shrago gives firsthand account of fires

As wildfires continue to ravage southwest France, forcing around 250,000 people from their homes in one of the country's biggest peacetime evacuations, France 24's Luke Shrago has witnessed the crisis unfold firsthand. He joined us to share what he's seen on the ground.

By FRANCE24

‘I smell like I’ve been in a barbecue’: Bordeaux resident explains what life in city is like as wildfire edges closer

Skies filled with smoke and the smell of fumes fill the city of Bordeaux as residents struggle to sleep and breathe amid raging wildfires

By Maira Butt

Displaced from wildfires in Spain share their stories of uncertainty and narrow escapes

Baby crib sent flying, 800,000 flee: Typhoon Noul hits China; scary visuals emerge

Typhoon Noul made landfall in southern China's Guangdong province early Sunday. More than 800,000 people were relocated to safer areas in Guangdong. Hong Kong experienced significant transport chaos with hundreds of flights cancelled. Dramatic videos of the storm's impact quickly went viral on social media. The typhoon weakened inland but heavy rain threats continue through Tuesday.

By TOI WORLD DESK

Wildfires threaten Bordeaux as France and Spain battle blazes

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Southern China faces torrential rain, floods after Typhoon Noul makes landfall

Flash floods are expected in parts of Jiangxi, Hunan, Guangdong, Sichuan, Shaanxi, Gansu and southeastern Xinjiang from Sunday evening through Monday evening.