French firefighters face 'pyrocumulonimbus' for first time | Hacker News

A fast-moving wildfire near Bordeaux forced about 200,000 people to evacuate.

Hundreds of homes were destroyed, and the blaze threatened Bordeaux and nearby areas.

French firefighters also encountered a rare pyrocumulonimbus cloud for the first time.

The fire underscores the growing scale and intensity of Europe’s wildfire risk.