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Macron orders military mobilization as wildfires approach Bordeaux, forcing evacuations.

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French President Emmanuel Macron ordered the military to mobilize as massive wildfires approached the city of Bordeaux. This action comes as wildfires have forced the evacuation of over 200,000 people in France and Spain.

Wildfires force more than 200,000 people in France and Spain to flee. Massive wildfires burned out of control in southwestern France and central Spain on Friday, prompting authorities to evacuate more than 200,000 people. French President Emmanuel Macron ordered the military to mobilise as wildfires approached the city of Bordeaux. Spain declared a national emergency in two regions.
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