France burns, Gironde devastated: 220 thousand evacuated to the outskirts of Bordeaux

John

By John

The vast fire that devastated the Gironde, in the south-west of France, now threatens the outskirts of the metropolitan area of ​​Bordeaux: this was revealed by the prefecture of Gironde, which announced that the flames have so far destroyed around 42,000 hectares of land and that in total 220,000 people have been evacuated since Wednesday. “As of 4:00 this Sunday, July 26, the estimated burned area is 42,000 hectares,” the prefecture said, adding that the A63 motorway between Bordeaux and Spain was closed for 60 km. and that since the night the evacuation of new cities located in the south-east or near the city of Bordeaux has been underway.