More than 1,000 firefighters are battling a “monster” wildfire in south-western France that has already destroyed nearly 7,000 hectares of forest.
Officials say the raging blaze near the city of Bordeaux has gutted a number of homes and forced 10,000 residents to flee.
Strong winds and high temperatures are said to be hampering the firefighting operation.
French President Emmanuel Macron announced that Austria, Germany, Greece, Poland and Romania “are coming to aid” France in battling the blaze.
This summer France and a number of other European countries have seen a wave of deadly wildfires, triggered by record temperatures and droughts across the continent.
More than 1,000 deaths have been attributed to the heat in Portugal and Spain.
