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- France is fighting a Bordeaux wildfire that has burned 42,000 hectares and forced the evacuation of 220,000 people.
- President Emmanuel Macron flew to the region on July 27, calling the blaze the worst in France since World War II.
- Météo France forecasts 33 °C on July 28, 7 °C above the 1961-1990 average, and a peak of 37 °C on July 29.
- Officials warned flare-ups could recur because of wind, drought and other weather conditions.
