Live: France deploys military plane as wildfires spread towards Bordeaux

Summary

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has ordered the armed forces to deploy an A400M military transport aircraft as early as Saturday to help combat fires raging in the southwest, his office said. Intense wildfires have forced more than 250,000 people to flee their homes in southwestern France and central Spain. Follow our liveblog for all the latest updates.