The final stage of the Tour de France on Sunday will be shortened so part of the race’s security detail can “reinforce the response efforts in the areas affected by the wildfires,” officials said.

A raging wildfire in southwest France has forced the evacuation of 55,000 people overnight Sunday, taking the total forced out of their homes to 220,000 as the flames have crept ever closer to the wine region city of Bordeaux.

France experienced at least 5,700 more deaths than usual during a historic heat wave last month, according to the public health agency.

French authorities ordered the complete evacuation of the Cap Ferret peninsula on Friday, launching boats to help rescue people from the popular tourist destination as wildfires tear across western Europe.

Tadej Pogačar rides a safe stage to put him on the cusp of his fifth Tour de France victory, as an American loses his lead in the stage after a dramatic crash.

Everything you need to know ahead of the conclusion of the Tour de France in Paris.

Nearly 200,000 people have been evacuated in south-western France, while Spanish officials say a blaze near Madrid is "beyond the capacity" of firefighters.