{"id":364595,"date":"2026-07-26T13:00:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T12:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/france-battles-fire-whirlwinds-as-another-55000-evacuated-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-07-26T13:00:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T12:00:11","slug":"france-battles-fire-whirlwinds-as-another-55000-evacuated-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/france-battles-fire-whirlwinds-as-another-55000-evacuated-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"France battles fire &#8216;whirlwinds&#8217; as another 55,000 evacuated | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/Fc-1b2Qm1jo\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"France battles fire 'whirlwinds' as another 55,000 evacuated | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Fc-1b2Qm1jo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A further 55,000 people have been evacuated from six towns in France, as wildfires which have caused devastation across the country pick up pace.<\/p>\n<p>The most recent evacuations took place in towns to the south of Bordeaux, in the Gironde region.<\/p>\n<p>Wildfires have raged across Europe over the past week, primarily France and Spain, where more than 330,000 people have been evacuated.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A further 55,000 people have been evacuated from six towns in France, as wildfires which have caused devastation across the country pick up pace. 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