Thousands sleeping in sports halls and exhibition centres

An estimated 220,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in the Gironde region in south-west France. Another 105,000 have left their homes in Spain, as our previous post details. Many have spent the weekend in make-shift shelters in sports halls and exhbition centres: The Villamanta sports centre has hosted evacuees near the Spanish capital of Madrid In France, the Bordeaux exhibition centre has become a hub for evacuated residents seeking supplies and shelter The blaze near Bordeaux rem