Fire rages near Bordeaux as four nearby towns evacuate

Thousands of people have been evacuated near Bordeaux in the south-west of France as a huge fire blazes. Photos that have come through overnight show huge walls of smoke rising above the trees and people queuing in their vehicles to leave the area. Bright orange flames light up the sky in Biscarrosse, south-west of Bordeaux Firefighters are pictured at the scene Emergency vehicles are seen at the site of the fire in Landes A traffic jam of vehicles forms as people leave Saint-Aubin-de-Médoc - on