France's Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez says that 110,000 people have been evacuated as the wildfires have burned over 14,000 hectares (34,600 acres) in south-west France. "We have never seen a convective fire of this magnitude," Nuñez tells French broadcaster TF1, explaining that around 50 firefighters have been injured today. Nuñez explains that firefighters have been left exhausted and that they will be reinforced by military resources to "combat this completely unprecedented situation". He describes how the fire is "self-sustaining" and changes direction, explaining that it is heading east towards the Bordeaux metropolitan area. Nuñez adds that Bordeaux airport is currently closed and European countries have responded to France's calls for help.