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Gironde

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01Living brief

Politics To be verifiedUpdated 01 Aug 2026, 11:54 UTC

Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said the Gironde wildfire had been contained, indicating that its flames were no longer spreading.
The Gironde blaze burned about 42,000 hectares during nine days and destroyed roughly 240 homes near Bordeaux, according to the existing report.
Firefighters stopped a separate wildfire in southeastern Var after winds pushed it across approximately 1,000 hectares.

02Living brief

Weather To be verifiedUpdated 29 Jul 2026, 08:37 UTC

French authorities evacuated 4,000 more people from Atlantic coast resorts, adding to roughly 220,000 already displaced by the southwest wildfire.
Authorities deployed 23 aircraft and helicopters after new fires broke out near Grand Crohot, west of Bordeaux.
Two major fires west of Madrid had at times approached one another, while Spanish authorities remained alert as temperatures were forecast to exceed 40 degrees Celsius.

03Living brief

Weather To be verifiedUpdated 28 Jul 2026, 23:46 UTC

Spain’s interior ministry ended evacuation orders for 15 municipalities, allowing some residents west of Madrid to return to fire-damaged communities.
France’s Gironde wildfire has displaced more than 220,000 people, destroyed 240 houses and prompted nearly 60,000 residents to return after officials reported stabilization.
Spain’s AEMET forecast a heatwave from Wednesday, with temperatures reaching 42°C in the northeast and 39°C in central areas.

04New brief

Environment To be verifiedUpdated 27 Jul 2026, 16:13 UTC

Firefighters in southwest France are contending with pyrocumulonimbus clouds while trying to control a forest fire in Gironde.
Jean-Baptiste Filippi said the fire-generated storms can create winds and lightning capable of spreading embers or starting new fires.
Filippi said France recorded brief pyrocumulonimbus activity near Landiras, south of Bordeaux, in 2022, but the phenomenon remains relatively new there.