Firefighters in France are battling 2 wildfires in the southwestern region of Gironde that have forced nearby villages to evacuate.
The heat has also sparked wildfires in Portugal that have injured dozens of people.Since Tuesday, firefighters have have been working to extinguish two wildfires that have burned 1,700 hectares of forest in Gironde as of mid-day Wednesday, theOne wildfire, near the Atlantic coast is in the Teste-de-Buch commune that is home to the largest sand dune in Europe, and the other is near the town of Landiras, south of Bordeaux.
"Significant human and material resources are deployed to bring the fires under control," the statement read, including nearly 600 firefighters, backed by six water-bomber aircraft, have been deployed to help fight the fires.The weather conditions remain unfavorable, characterized by swirling winds and rising temperatures, and the region's sandy terrain is slowing rescue workers' pace.
Firefighters have evacuated more than 6,000 people at five campsites near Teste-de-Buch and about 500 residents from villages near the Landiras fire, per an
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