A raging wildfire in southwest France has forced the evacuation of 55,000 more people overnight. This brings the total to 220,000 in one region alone, as flames have crept closer to the wine region city of Bordeaux.
    • eleitl@lemmy.zipOPM
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      4 days ago

      Going to Bretagne in less than two weeks. Hopefully, without needing a particulate airfilter mask.

      • Anarchitect@lemmy.zipMEnglish
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        3 days ago

        I’m all the way down in Virginia and the smoke from the Canadian wildfires was so bad that I woke up from sleeping with the windows open and legit thought I was about to suffocate from breathing that shit in my sleep for 6 hours . I didn’t know it was going to blow in. Get a hepa filter for wherever you stay. Mine clogged up in three days from the smoke unfortunately it was off that night I slept with the windows open.

      • Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        3 days ago

        It’s getting better and the wind, albeit carrying the fumes to the other side of France, only does so west-east, not up north, so you should be fine!