6,000 people evacuated as wildfires reignite in SW France - China.org.cn

Wildfires near Landiras, a city in France's southwestern department of Gironde, have burnt 6,000 hectares of land and evacuated more than 6,000 people from their homes, French daily news channel BFMTV reported on Wednesday.

More than 1,000 firefighters and an aerial fire brigade have been mobilized to put out the flames. Local authorities said high winds, heat waves and a persisting drought are likely to aggravate the fires.

The wildfires, which began in Landiras in July, reignited on Tuesday and spread to the neighboring department of Landes during the night.