Wind sending acrid-smelling smoke towards Bordeaux

Hugh SchofieldParis Correspondent At around 03:00 local time (02:00 BST) the prefect for the Gironde department ordered the evacuation of seven towns in the western suburbs of Bordeaux. They include part of the suburb of Merignac, the site of the city’s airport. These places are on the possible trajectory of the wildfire. It’s still 40 or 50km (25-31 miles) away, but the wind is blowing the smoke towards Bordeaux and people there are reporting an acrid smell in the air. Extra reinforcements from