Bordeaux wildfires spread as 141,000 forced to flee

Wildfires near Bordeaux forced more than 141,000 people to evacuate the Gironde and Landes regions this week, Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said Saturday, as the fires showed no sign 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....