Kochi: Forest fire in France and Spain has sent an alarm across the globe over man’s limitations in controlling blaze despite all developments.
Strong winds have pushed flames of wildfires south-west France towards the city of Bordeaux, BBC reported.
Around 200,000 people have been evacuated in south-western regions of Gironde and Landes regions in France. Over 250,000 people in France and Spain have fled fires which have been raging for days, as winds and high temperatures hamper efforts to contain them.
A state of emergency has been declared in Spain where a change in weather conditions has helped firefighters outside Madrid.
A man believed to be in his 70s was found dead in his car by firefighters as they extinguished a fire in the Salt de l’Aigua ravine in Manises in Spain.
French President Emmanuel Macron is set to have an emergency meeting with ministers as 30 or so fires rage across the country – a situation which the government said is totally unprecedented.
France, Spain struggle to fight fire
