Macron calls crisis meeting as wildfires threaten Bordeaux and heatwave looms
French President Emmanuel Macron will a hold a crisis cabinet meeting on Monday as wildfires close in on the south-western city of Bordeaux. Another heatwave
French President Emmanuel Macron will a hold a crisis cabinet meeting on Monday as wildfires close in on the south-western city of Bordeaux. Another heatwave is set to complicate efforts to tackle the expanding blaze, which is about 15km (9 miles) from Bordeaux, mayor Thomas Cazenave said.
Earlier he said there were no plans to evacuate the population of about 850,000. Wildfires have raged across Europe over the past week, primarily in France and Spain, where more than 330,000 people have been evacuated across both countries.
Macron said on Saturday that France would "rebuild" and his government would "be there for as long as is needed". Tens of thousands of people have already been evacuated from Bordeaux's surrounding region, with France's Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez saying the situation remained "very unfavourable" and the fire was "moving erratically" towards the city.
Weather forecasts for the country warned that temperatures could spike to 40C in some areas from Tuesday.
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