A wildfire burning in France's Gironde region since midweek has forced the evacuation of 55,000 people overnight and a regional total of 220,000, with the burned area reaching four times the size of Paris. Shifting winds, arid conditions, and the fire's self-generated winds complicated containment efforts near Bordeaux before conditions calmed by morning. Similar evacuations occurred on Spain's east coast, and Pope Leo XIV referenced the events in both countries.