France wildfires: 220,000 people evacuated in Gironde department

Authorities in the Gironde department of south-western France ordered the preventive evacuation of an additional 55,000 people overnight from Saturday to Sunday due to ongoing wildfires. The total number of people evacuated in the region since Wednesday has reached 220,000, making it one of the largest such operations in French history. The fires have been burning for several days.