Photos: Wildfires in France drive 250,000 people from their homes

play Live Sign upShow navigation menuNavigation menuNewsShow more news sectionsAfricaAsiaUS & CanadaLatin AmericaEuropeAsia PacificMiddle EastExplainedSportOpinionVideoMoreShow more sectionsFeaturesEconomyHuman RightsClimate CrisisInvestigationsInteractivesIn PicturesScience & TechnologyPodcastsTravelSponsored Contentplay Live Click here to searchsearchSign upIn Pictures As the flames approached the city of Bordeaux, 55,000 more people had to be evacuated from their homes overnight. xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoBurned cars following a wildfire in Le Porge, in the Gironde Department, southwestern France. [Florian Plaucheur/AFP]By AP and ReutersPublished On 26 Jul 202626 Jul 2026A raging wildfire in southwest France has forced the evacuation of 55,000 more people, taking the total forced out of their homes to 220,000 in one region alone, as the flames creep ever closer to the city of Bordeaux. Authorities in the Gironde region, where Bordeaux is located, issued overnight evacuation orders on Sunday for five more localities southwest of the historic city. Gusting winds fed the flames overnight, accelerating the spread of the fire, which has been burning out of control since midweek, the authorities’ statement said. The Gironde prefect also ordered the partial closure of a major highway heading southwest from Bordeaux. The city’s mayor said the fire “is still at the gates of the metropolitan area”, having advanced to about 15km (9 miles) from Bordeaux at its closest point. A second fire burning further south in the Landes region has also forced the evacuation of 30,000 people this week, taking the total driven out of their homes by the blazes to more than 250,000. In neighbouring Spain, authorities have evacuated 70,000 people this week because of fires west of Madrid. Show moreAbout UsCode of EthicsTerms and ConditionsEU/EEA Regulatory NoticePrivacy PolicyCookie PolicyCookie PreferencesAccessibility StatementSitemapWork for usConnectConnectShow moreContact UsUser Accounts HelpAdvertise with usStay ConnectedNewslettersChannel FinderTV SchedulePodcastsSubmit a TipPaid Partner ContentOur ChannelsOur ChannelsShow moreAl Jazeera ArabicAl Jazeera EnglishAl Jazeera Investigative UnitAl Jazeera MubasherAl Jazeera DocumentaryAl Jazeera BalkansAJ+Our NetworkOur NetworkShow moreAl Jazeera Centre for StudiesAl Jazeera Media InstituteLearn ArabicAl Jazeera Centre for Public Liberties & Human RightsAl Jazeera ForumAl Jazeera Hotel PartnersFollow Al Jazeera English: