{"success":true,"data":{"id":"30a9e666-5dc0-47a6-89d8-e9d2b1695e40","title":"Shocking scale of wildfires near Bordeaux shown in aerial footage","summary":"US Edition Change Support Now × \"Clear search box\") Custom Search Sort by Relevance Date NewsNews SportsSports CultureCulture LifestyleLifestyle MoneyMoney TravelTravel PremiumPremium ClimateClimate More More Thank you for registering Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site t...","content":"US Edition Change\n\nSupport Now\n\n[×](javascript:void(0) \"Clear search box\")\n\nCustom Search\n\nSort by\n\nRelevance\n\nDate\n\n*   News[News](https://www.independent.co.uk/us)\n\n*   Sports[Sports](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport)\n\n*   Culture[Culture](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment)\n\n*   Lifestyle[Lifestyle](https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style)\n\n*   Money[Money](https://www.independent.co.uk/us/money)\n\n*   Travel[Travel](https://www.independent.co.uk/us/travel)\n\n*   Premium[Premium](https://www.independent.co.uk/independentpremium)\n\n*   Climate[Climate](https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change)\n\nMore\n\nMore\n\n### Thank you for registering\n\nPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in Please refresh your browser to be logged in\n\n## Showing now |News\n\n00:51\n\n[Holly Bishop](https://www.independent.co.uk/author/holly-bishop)Monday 27 July 2026 14:21 BST\n\n*   Copy link  \n\n## Bookmark popover\n\nRemoved from bookmarks\n\nClose popover\n\n# Shocking scale of wildfires near Bordeaux shown in aerial footage\n\nAerial footage shows the extent of the raging wildfires burning outside of [Bordeaux](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/bordeaux), which have prompted the evacuation of [tens of thousands of people.](https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/france-wildfires-homes-evacuated-video-b3021697.html)\n\nThe wildfires, which broke out last week near the Atlantic coast, are now 15km (9 miles) from Bordeaux, the city’s mayor Thomas Cazenave said on Sunday (26 July).\n\nFootage shows plumes of thick grey smoke rising from the countryside in Landes, which borders the department of Gironde, where Bordeaux is situated.\n\nAround 55,000 people were ordered to leave villages around the city over the weekend. Officials have said they are considering the total evacuation of Bordeaux if necessary.\n\nAuthorities have warned that they could be fighting blazes near Bordeaux, the sixth largest city in [France](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/france), for “several weeks or even several months”.","source_name":"The Independent","source_url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/french-fires-bordeaux-weather-video-b3022152.html","url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/french-fires-bordeaux-weather-video-b3022152.html","author":"Holly Bishop","author_name":"Holly Bishop","published_at":"2026-07-27T13:21:18.000Z","publication_date":"2026-07-27T13:21:18.000Z","image_url":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/xIAW33Q9/poster.jpg?width=720","category":"world","topic":"world","tags":[],"political_bias":null,"bias_score":null,"confidence_score":null,"credibility_score":null,"factual_quality":null,"reading_time":2,"word_count":223,"view_count":0,"breaking":false,"breaking_news":false,"ai_analysis":null,"fact_check_status":"unverified","archive_status":"hot","language":null}}