A2 German News | Wildfires Near Bordeaux Force 55,000 to Leave

Improve your German with slow news for A2 listening practice.In this episode: Firefighters are battling a large wildfire near Bordeaux, and about 55,000 people were evacuated as the situation remained very unfavorable. Also: Shein reported a $99 million quarterly loss as sales slowed, tariffs and higher costs hit the business, and its Hong Kong stock market plans continue.Today’s German focus: war sehr ungünstig = was very unfavorable. Vocabulary: Evakuierung (evacuation), Brand (fire), Helfer (helper).Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: linguawire.com/episodes/german-a2-2026-07-27 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.