Wildfires send nearly 260,000 fleeing in France and Spain France hustled 197,000 people from areas around Bordeaux -- including vacation spots crowded this time of year -- in what was "probably" the biggest peacetime evacuation the country has seen, its interior minister said. In Spain, 60,000 people were evacuated from villages west of Madrid.
Wildfires send nearly 260,000 fleeing in France and Spain France hustled 197,000 people from areas around Bordeaux -- including vacation spots crowded this time of year -- in what was "probably" the biggest peacetime evacuation the country has seen, its interior minister said. In Spain, 60,000 people were evacuated from villages west of Madrid.
