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🔴 Live: France deploys military plane as wildfires spread towards Bordeaux

This liveblog is no longer being updated. Click here to read more of FRANCE 24's coverage on the wildfires in Europe.

France 24

'Intense, highly unpredictable': Over 200,000 evacuated as massive wildfires engulf Spain, France

More than 200,000 people have either fled or been ordered to remain indoors as massive wildfires swept across Spain and France on Friday.

The Times of India

More than 200,000 people flee raging wildfires in France and Spain, some escaping by boat

Thousands fled homes as massive forest fires raged out of control. French and Spanish firefighters battled intense blazes fueled by high temperatures. Evacuations impacted areas near Bordeaux and Madrid, with some fleeing by boat. European nations sent reinforcements to aid firefighting efforts in both countries. Spain has experienced its worst…

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My best guess would be that social media has accelerated the glorification and fetishization of the Alpe d’Huez atmosphere, and more and more people are heading up with the primary focus of seeking out the hot-spots where the music is loudest, and the costumes are wildest.

Cycling News

Macron calls for EU reinforcements as France battles spreading wildfires

President Emmanuel Macron has requested assistance from aircraft and helicopters through the European Union's civil protection mechanism as wildfires intensify across France, while authorities have ordered the evacuation of towns near the southwestern city of Bordeaux on Saturday "as a precaution."

Radio France Internationale

Climate change is invisible. These powerful photographs are anything but

The top news photographs this week prove the power of framing as photojournalists turned their lens towards wildfires, drought, and flooding

Digital Camera World

Wildfires trigger mass evacuations across France and Spain

French forces have joined operations near Bordeaux after blazes forced 110,000 to flee the south-west. In Spain, military units are leading efforts under a national emergency as merged fires near Madrid and Ávila displaced or confined 60,000 people.

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Raining ash and a tower of black smoke: Families flee ‘apocalyptic’ wildfires on the road out of Lège-Cap Ferret

IN FOCUS: Thousands abandoned their homes in the early hours of Friday morning as massive wildfires spread across France. Residents tell Maira Butt that many families have lost everything, while others don’t know when they can return

The Independent UK

Europe battles fast-moving wildfires sweeping across Spain and France, in photos

Wildfires raced across forests in France and Spain, sending residents fleeing and filling the sky with smoke as firefighters from across Europe joined efforts to contain the blazes.

The Independent UK

FDJ United-Suez reveal special new kit for Tour de France Femmes and 2027 season

Classic blue Gobik jersey is paired light-coloured shorts for biggest race of the summer

Cycling News

'A crazy atmosphere the whole climb' - Tadej Pogačar takes fifth stage win of 2026 Tour de France with Alpe d’Huez record

Slovenian clearly not suffering from sickness in the UAE Emirates-XRG camp

Cycling Weekly

French holiday haven becomes a disaster zone

LEGE-CAP-FERRET, France - Famous as a summer getaway for the likes of French actors Marion Cotillard and Jean Dujardin, the Cap Ferret peninsula has turned into a disaster zone due to wildfires, with more than 35,000 people evacuated by road and sea.

Bangkok Post

Record June heatwave sees France record 'unprecedented' 5,764 excess deaths

France recorded 5,764 more deaths than usual during a record-breaking heatwave last month, health authorities have said, describing the excess mortality among people aged 15 and older as “unprecedented”.

Radio France Internationale

Chelsea on verge of signing France defender following Morgan Rogers deal

Maxence Lacroix is reportedly close to joining Chelsea from Crystal Palace , with the clubs nearing an agreement for the France international defender. Lacroix, who won the FA Cup and Conference League with Palace and made 55 appearances last season, has been Chelsea's primary defensive target this summer. Chelsea are…

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'The goal is to be at the front and fight for this jersey' – Valentin Paret-Peintre continues Tour de France polka dot battle against Pogačar and Carapaz on Alpe d'Huez

'There's one I can control, and the other who does pretty much what he wants' says Frenchman

Evening Standard

Cap Ferret wildfire: Get out in 30 minutes, Brits told as 'monster' blaze rages in French holiday hotspot

‘It was like every good film that we've ever seen of what the end of the day is like,’ says Gloucester headmaster David Morton

The Times of India

'All out of control': Spain invokes first wildfire emergency as fires rage across Europe; over 10,000 evacuated

Spain declared a national emergency due to widespread wildfires. France requested European Union assistance for a major blaze near Bordeaux. Tens of thousands were evacuated from affected tourist and residential areas. This crisis highlights the intensifying impact of climate change on southern Europe. The region is experiencing record-breaking heat and…

The Guardian - UK

More than 200,000 people flee or lock down as wildfires sweep France and Spain

‘Highly unpredictable’ blaze forces evacuation of Cap Ferret on French coast and Spain declares national emergency

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Bangkok Post

Thousands flee wildfires in southern Europe

LEGE-CAP-FERRET, France - Luggage-toting residents and tourists fled a French peninsula by boat and the smell of smoke drifted into parts of Madrid on Friday as wildfires swept through parts of western Europe, triggering states of emergencies and calls for EU help.

Euronews

9 in 10 Europeans would consider moving abroad – here's where they'd go

After polling 2,000 adults across France, Germany, Italy and the UK, Spain emerged as the top choice for would-be expats considering starting a new life in a different country.

France 24

New Caledonia: A deeply divided territory

Two years after the riots that shook New Caledonia in 2024, FRANCE 24 returns to a French overseas territory still grappling with the consequences of one of the darkest chapters in its recent history. Travelling from the Kanak independence stronghold of Saint-Louis to Mont-Dore, Nouméa and Bourail, our reporters meet…

Euronews

France: Massive blaze engulfs Cap Ferret forests as thousands evacuated

A fast-moving wildfire forced the evacuation of the entire Cap Ferret peninsula after destroying dozens of homes, as 700 firefighters battled to contain the blaze.

Euronews

Southern Europe still battling wildfires as Spain declares national emergency in Madrid region

Spain has declared a national emergency as wildfires threaten the Madrid region, while France seeks EU help and Italy battles blazes across Sicily.

The Guardian - UK

France evacuates Cap Ferret peninsula as Spanish wildfires merge near Madrid – as it happened

French evacuees using hundreds of mobilised boats or the only road linking the area with the mainland as evacuation also ordered in areas near Spanish capital

France 24

🔴 Live: More than 100,000 evacuated in France's fire-hit southwest, PM Lecornu calls crisis meeting

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