More than 12,200 people have been evacuated from the affected area since this morning, authorities in the provinces of New-Aquitaine and Gironde said in a statement, as more than 1,000 firefighters tried to put out the blaze.
“Due to weather conditions and fire risk, authorities have temporarily blocked access to the forest for the purpose of professional and recreational activities,” the report said.
Over the past few weeks, France, as well as other European countries such as Portugal and Spain, have erupted into a series of wildfires due to rising temperatures.
The fire has subsided around the city of Test-du-Boc in Gironde province, which has burned more than 30 square kilometers since the crisis began.
In the nearby town of Landeras, where the fire engulfed 65 square kilometers and evacuated 2,200 people, the fire continued to spread throughout the night, carried by gusts of wind from the southwest.
Source: Al-Akhbar
