Elaine Cobb
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first heard Jul 2026
last heard 27 Jul
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Well, the city of Bordeaux is still saying, no, we are not planning to evacuate people here.
But the police are very much keeping an open mind on that idea.
Part of the reason they don't want to say they have to evacuate is because so many people from the surrounding areas were evacuated to Bordeaux.
And there's a main conference centre, which is now closed.
full of camp beds and people have been sleeping there for the last three nights.
So it would be a huge undertaking to actually evacuate the city.
They are hoping for the moment to not have to do that, although villages all around have been evacuated as the flames come closer.
They could be impacted if the fires come closer to the local airport.
For the moment, they say they're holding on to it.
But let's not forget that in France, there was also a rule that if you are within two or two and a half hours of your destination, you take the train, not a plane.
So there are fewer regional flights.
So people who were planning on taking the train south of Bordeaux, for example, from Paris, they
They all stop in Bordeaux now.
Nothing is going farther to Biarritz or on to Spain.
It is having a big effect on the whole area, on business and also on tourism, because up to now they've been trying to say, look, you know, if you don't have to, don't.
And now they're actively saying, please, if you're planning a holiday here, just don't.
Don't come now.
Try to come later.
And for example, the train company is offering free ticket exchange or cancellation for
for anyone who wants to change their plans.
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