#extremeweather

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France is braced for worsening conditions, but Spain is hopeful of "light at the end of the tunnel" as it battles wildfires there.

[publicnewsworld]

French authorities ordered nearly 4,000 people evacuated Tuesday from tourist sites on the Atlantic coast as returning heat threatened firefighters' fragile hold on a vast wildfire west of Bordeaux.

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Dozens of wildfires in the US state of Oregon and British Columbia in Canada continue to spread as temperatures rise.

[publicnewsworld]

French President Emmanuel Macron convened ministers on Monday before heading to south-west France, where wildfires have displaced hundreds of thousands and a new heatwave threatens to reignite the flames.

[publicnewsworld]

Shelters in France and Spain on Monday overflowed with exhausted locals and holidaymakers forced to flee blazes so massive some were forming their own mini weather systems, as authorities warned a new heatwave was set to descend on parts of the region. The fires tearing through forests in southwest France, around the prized wine-making region of Bordeaux, and in central Spain around the capital Madrid have been some of the worst in decades and have hit at the height of the summer holiday season.

[publicnewsworld]

As France and Spain battle some of their worst wildfires in years, the French government is holding a crisis meeting. A fire-generated storm cloud over France has added to fears of more outbreaks.

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Blazes are about 15km from Bordeaux, but the city's mayor says there are no plans to evacuate.

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Tour de France organisers have announced that they are shortening Sunday's final stage due to the wildfires ravaging southwest France.