It is the sixth largest city in France<\/a> when including both the city proper and surrounding metropolitan area, and is home to over 1.2 million people. <\/p>\n Nearby areas have all been evacuated as the fire advanced amid high winds. <\/p>\n French interior minister said that the blaze was \u201cextremely virulent and unpredictable again, generating its own wind and spreading erratically toward the Bordeaux metropolitan area\u201d on Saturday night but had calmed \u201csomewhat\u201d overnight. The situation \u201cremains highly unfavourable\u201d, he added. <\/p>\n One man died in a wildfire<\/a> in Manises, near the Spanish city of Valencia, the \u200bcountry’s \u2060interior \u2060ministry said. He was found in a car \u2060in \u200ba ravine hundreds of kilometres away from the severe wildfires near Madrid. <\/p>\n Around 300,000 people have been displaced including some 70,000 people evacuated in central Spain<\/a>. <\/p>\n <\/a>\u2018I smell like I\u2019ve been in a barbecue\u2019: Bordeaux resident explains what life in city is like as wildfire edges closer<\/p>\n \u201cThe smell is horrible, you can\u2019t breathe,\u201d says Ira Szmuk, a resident living in the centre of the city of Bordeaux as raging wildfires creep closer by the hour.<\/p>\n \u201cIn the afternoon and evening, the winds bring all the smoke into town so we can\u2019t go out. We do everything we need to do in the morning and then we lock ourselves in the house.\u201d<\/p>\n Rebecca Whittaker27 July 2026 01:00<\/p>\n <\/a>Arsonists spread Italian wildfires by tying flammable rags to cats\u2019 tails<\/p>\n Arsonists tied flammable rags to cats\u2019 tails and set them alight to ignite wildfires in Italy.<\/p>\n Deadly wildfires have continued to sweep across Europe, with extreme weather warnings and record temperatures devastating the continent.<\/p>\n However, not all of the blazes are believed to have been natural, with authorities investigating the \u201cinhumane\u201d method used at Pollino national park in Calabria, southern Italy.<\/p>\n Stray cats, who were released in the field to spread the blaze, were found amongst the smouldering remains.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is the work of a mind that is not merely malicious, but truly criminal,\u201d said Domenico Costarella, of Calabria\u2019s civil protection agency.<\/p>\n The Italian Association for the Defence of Animals and the Environment has called for a criminal investigation and offered a \u20ac1,000 reward for information that could help identify those who set the cats alight.<\/p>\n Rebecca Whittaker27 July 2026 00:00<\/p>\n <\/a>Wildfire forces another 55,000 people to evacuate in southwest France<\/p>\n A raging wildfire in southwest France forced the evacuation of 55,000 people overnight Sunday, taking the total forced out of their homes to 220,000 as the flames have crept ever closer to the wine region city of Bordeaux.<\/p>\n Authorities in the Gironde region, where Bordeaux is located, issued overnight evacuation orders for five more localities including some on the city\u2019s approaches.<\/p>\n Rebecca Whittaker26 July 2026 23:00<\/p>\n <\/a>Three fires started ‘deliberately’ in South of France<\/p>\n Three fires in the South of France were started by “deliberate arson acts”, officials in Var have said. <\/p>\n It comes as more than 1,000 firefighters have been battling the fire at Gros-Bessillon mountain for six days. <\/p>\n In a post on X the Var prefecture said: \u201cEnough is enough.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cSimon Babre, pr\u00e9fet du Var, strongly condemns these deliberate arson acts, which constitute unacceptable and criminally reprehensible actions,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n Rebecca Whittaker26 July 2026 22:50<\/p>\n <\/a>Tourists urged to stay away as wildfire spreads towards Bordeaux<\/p>\n Tourists have been urged to stay away from Nouvelle-Aquitaine which is popular for its Atlantic beaches and some of France’s largest woodlands.<\/p>\n One of France\u2019s biggest wildfires is in Nouvelle-Aquitaine and it has spread towards Bordeaux, pushing officials to urge holiday-makers to stay away. <\/p>\n Sophie Brocas, the region’s prefect, said: “We urge tourists not to come to this region, at least until the situation is under control. <\/p>\n “I encourage tourists who are already here to consider another destination.”<\/p>\n Rebecca Whittaker26 July 2026 22:40<\/p>\n <\/a>Pictured: Forest fire rages in Saint-Jean-d’Illac, near Bordeaux<\/p>\n Firefighters battle a forest fire in Saint-Jean-d’Illac, some 30km from Bordeaux.<\/p>\n The 220,000 people evacuated due to the massive wildfire in France’s Gironde region will not be able to return home “until the fire has been brought under control”, the local prefect said.<\/p>\n A normal workday has also been ruled out on Monday in the affected towns, as the situation could worsen on Tuesday due to an expected rise in temperatures.<\/p>\n Rebecca Whittaker26 July 2026 22:30<\/p>\n <\/a>Tourists evacuate from Italian seaside resort<\/p>\n Wildfires in Italy’s southern Puglia region has also forced tourists to evacuate.<\/p>\n A seaside resort in the region was evacuated due to a large wildfire in the Gargano area, the national fire department said. <\/p>\n More \u2060fires led to the temporary suspension of railway traffic around the city of Acireale in eastern Sicily and on the eastern Adriatic line south of the city of Termoli, rail company RFI said.<\/p>\n Pope Leo, speaking from his summer residence of Castel Gandolfo outside Rome, offered spiritual support. <\/p>\n “In light \u200bof the devastating wildfires that have affected various areas of France and Spain in recent \u200cdays, I wish to express my solidarity and closeness, and I invite everyone \u200bto pray for those affected and for the rescue workers engaged in relief efforts,” he said.<\/p>\n Rebecca Whittaker26 July 2026 22:00<\/p>\n <\/a>Around 300,000 people have been forced to evacuate in France and Spain<\/p>\n About 220,000 people have been evacuated in France, while in Spain more than 75,000 people have been evacuated and a further 30,000 ordered to shelter in place, authorities said. <\/p>\n In France, fires have ravaged the Cap Ferret peninsula on the Atlantic coast, a popular tourist destination, and spread through areas surrounding Bordeaux, where firefighters were trying to prevent the flames from reaching the regional capital.<\/p>\n Bordeaux Mayor Thomas Cazenave said the fire was about 15 km (9 miles) away from the entry points to the main city. <\/p>\n “We have a fire that is not under control and which is moving in the direction of the city area,” Interior Minister Laurent Nunez told France 2 \u2060TV on Sunday evening. <\/p>\n “The overall situation is very unfavourable, we are in a situation that is unprecedented.”<\/p>\n Rebecca Whittaker26 July 2026 21:30<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2287131362...jpeg\")
A forest fire rages in Saint-Jean-d’Illac, some 30km from Bordeaux (AFP\/Getty)![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2287136562...jpeg\")
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Firefighters battle a forest fire in Saint-Jean-d’Illac, (AFP\/Getty)<\/p>\n