Massive wildfires in 2022 and 2026 led to the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people from Bordeaux and the surrounding Gironde region. In the 2026 blaze, hundreds of homes were destroyed and an area four times the size of Paris was burned. Persistent drought and a record-setting heat wave contributed to the severity of the 2026 wildfire.
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