Wildfires in Spain and France force evacuation of 200,000 people

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Massive, uncontained wildfires in Spain and France have forced the evacuation of nearly 200,000 people from homes and holiday resorts. In Spain, wildfires near Madrid are at their peak and beyond firefighters' immediate containment capacity, with flames ravaging thousands of hectares in the Madrid region and Avila province. The Spanish government has declared a national emergency, with Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez scheduled to attend an emergency planning meeting. France has appealed for international help as thousands were evacuated from suburbs near Bordeaux due to unremitting blazes.

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Thousands of people were evacuated from suburbs near Bordeaux as wildfires showed no signs of abating.

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Flames have ravaged nearly 10,000 hectares in the Madrid region and between 13,000 and 15,000 hectares in the neighbouring province of Avila.

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The wildfire near Madrid was 'at its peak and is currently beyond the capacity of firefighters to contain'.

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Nearly 200,000 people have been forced from their homes and holiday resorts due to massive wildfires in France and Spain.

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France has appealed for international help, while Spain has declared a national emergency.Nearly 200,000 people have been forced from their homes and holiday resorts in the face of massive, uncontained Wildfires in France and Spain.Spanish firefighters hoped to get control of Wildfires raging near capital Madrid on Saturday, but an official warned that erratic winds threatened to fan the blazes further, as thick grey smoke filled the sky west of the city.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Spanish police accuse tractor driver of sparking wildfire as blazes spreadlist 2 of 4Wildfire survivors tell of narrow escape as Spain declares emergencylist 3 of 4Wildfires force evacuation of tens of thousands in France and Spainlist 4 of 4Thousands forced to evacuate as Wildfires sweep across southern Franceend of listCarlos Novillo, the Madrid regional government’s emergency management chief, said the wildfire near the capital was “at its peak and is currently beyond the capacity of firefighters to contain”.Spain’s interior ministry said the flames have ravaged nearly 10,000 hectares (25,000 acres) in the Madrid region and “between 13,000 and 15,000 hectares” in the neighbouring province of Avila. The total is more than twice the surface area of the French capital, Paris.Two separate Wildfires combined on Friday to become one huge blaze, which was close to merging with yet another in the neighbouring Castilla y Leon region.Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez was scheduled to attend an emergency planning meeting on Saturday morning in Cenicientos, a village at the heart of the fire zone, and speak to the media afterwards.In France, authorities on Saturday evacuated thousands of people ⁠from suburbs ⁠near Bordeaux as Wildfires in areas around the city showed no ⁠signs of abating.Sophie Brocas, who heads the local administration of La Nouvelle-Aquitaine et ⁠de la Gironde, which covers the Bordeaux region, said the areas of Le Haillan, Eysines and Merignac were being cleared out.

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