July 24 (UPI) -- More than 200,000 people fled their homes on Friday in fear of powerful wildfires tearing through Spain and France.

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The major fires in both countries have been burning for two or three days. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

France deployed a military A400M aircraft and trimmed the Tour de France final stage as wildfires threatened Bordeaux. The exceptional move showed how fast-moving blazes are straining security forces and uprooting communities across southern Europe.

The Tour de France's last stage Sunday is being slashed in length by a third to divert officers to the fight against wildfires in the country's southwest.

France shortened the Tour de France's final stage so police could aid wildfire operations near Bordeaux. The decision reflects the scale of evacuations and the growing strain of extreme heat-fuelled fires.

More than 130,000 people have been evacuated across Spain and France, according to each country's latest figures.Local officials report containing wildfires near Madrid is beyond the capacity of...

France is preparing an adapted A400M aircraft to drop retardant on the Gironde wildfire near Bordeaux. Mass evacuations, foreign assistance and shifting winds underline the scale of the crisis.

France is using a massive cargo aircraft to dump flame retardants on a wildfire near the wine country city of Bordeaux.