Three more French municipalities evacuated as Gironde wildfire spreads

Authorities in France's Gironde region are expanding evacuation orders due to the rapidly spreading wildfire there. The municipalities of Sainte-Hélène, Salaunes and Lanton, west of Bordeaux, have now been ordered to undergo preventative evacuation. The Gironde blaze - described as an "XXL fire" by local prefect Sophie Broca - had already forced the evacuation of the Cap Ferret peninsula. In an online post announcing the latest evacuations, officials urged those in the area to "fo