Blazes rage in France, new wildfire feared

By Agence France-Presse

Aug 12, 2022 12:05 am

BORDEAUX, France: Officials warned on Thursday that flare-ups could cause a massive wildfire to further spread in France's parched southwest, where fresh blazes have already blackened swathes of land this week.

French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne will meet with authorities battling the Landiras blaze, south of the city of Bordeaux, and further reinforcements are expected for the 1,100 firefighters on site, the prefecture of the Gironde department said.

TOWERING INFERNO Flames consume trees during a forest fire near Belin-Beliet in Gironde department, in southwestern France, on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022. AFP PHOTO

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