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More than 150 homes destroyed in Le Porge (Gironde): firefighters are battling the flames with reinforcements, whilst utility networks have been damaged.

In Gironde, 42,000 hectares have been burnt and 220,000 people have been evacuated. The flames are threatening Bordeaux, despite the massive mobilisation of emergency services.

The Gironde region is evacuating Marcheprime and parts of Cestas following the flare-up of the fire in Saumos. Firefighters are battling the flames in adverse weather conditions.

An Airbus A400M, a military aircraft equipped with a 20,000-litre fire-retardant tank, is being deployed as a matter of urgency this Saturday in Gironde to bolster efforts to tackle a fire of unprecedented scale near Bordeaux.

The fire in Biscarrosse (Landes) has burnt 3,500 hectares. More than 30,000 people have been evacuated, but the situation is gradually improving.

The Gironde region is facing an unprecedented wildfire, with 30,000 hectares burnt and large-scale evacuations taking place. 1,000 military personnel and 1.5 million FFP2 masks have been deployed to support the emergency services.

An unprecedented fire is threatening the Bordeaux metropolitan area in Gironde, with 19,000 hectares burnt and 110,000 people evacuated.

The fire that broke out on Tuesday in Saumos continued to spread overnight. Faced with the advancing flames and a change in wind direction, the Prefect of Gironde ordered the third and final phase of the evacuation of the Cap-Ferret peninsula.

A fire is ravaging 2,500 hectares near Biscarrosse, in the Landes region, leading to the evacuation of 23,000 people. Firefighters are battling the flames using aerial resources.

Nearly 8,700 hectares burnt in Gironde: 20,000 people evacuated as a fire remains out of control in the Cap-Ferret area. The latest update at 05:15.

A major fire is ravaging the Gironde region, leading to the evacuation of 10,000 people. Firefighters are battling the flames across more than 2,000 hectares.

LIVE: A major fire is ravaging nearly 1,000 hectares in Gironde, mobilising 500 firefighters and leading to the evacuation of thousands of people between Saumos and Le Porge.