Thibaud Moritz/AFP/Getty ImagesĮurope reels as repeated heatwaves cause chaos Prime Minister is expected to meet with authorities battling the Landiras blaze south of Bordeaux, and further reinforcements are expected for the 1,100 firefighters on site, the prefecture of the Gironde department said. French officials warned that flare-ups could cause a massive wildfire to further spread in the country's parched southwest, where fresh blazes have already blackened swathes of land this week.
A firefighter sprays water towards flames at a wildfire near Belin-Beliet, southwestern France, overnight on August 11, 2022.
