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🔴 Live: Southwestern France wildfire forces 44,000 to evacuate, Madrid fire 'impossible to control'

French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday ordered the military to mobilise as wildfires tore through the southwest, threatening villages and approaching the city of Bordeaux. In Spain, tens of thousands of people in the Madrid region were told to evacuate as major wildfires west of the capital threatened a suburban to

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🔴 Live: Southwestern France wildfire forces 44,000 to evacuate, Madrid fire 'impossible to control'

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Issued on: 24/07/2026 - 09:35Modified: 24/07/2026 - 23:07

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Firefighters gather as smoke rises from wildfires in Lege-Cap-Ferret in France's Gironde department on July 24, 2026. © Stephane Mahe, Reuters

French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday ordered the military to mobilise as wildfires tore through the southwest, threatening villages and approaching the city of Bordeaux. In Spain, tens of thousands of people in the Madrid region were told to evacuate as major wildfires west of the capital threatened a suburban town. Read about the developments as they unfolded on our liveblog. 

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(FRANCE 24 with AFP, AP and Reuters)

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