More than 10,000 evacuated in southern France as wildfires spread
France wildfires
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- CBC Top Stories·4h agoFrance orders total evacuation of popular tourist region as wildfires rage
French authorities ordered on Friday the total evacuation of the Cap Ferret peninsula, a tourism hotspot on the Atlantic Coast, sending boats to remove people from an area threatened by a major wildfire.
Read at CBC Top Stories → - BBC Science·6h agoFrance orders evacuation of peninsula as hundreds flee wildfires by boat
The fire has raged in the region for several days with officials on Friday morning saying it had continued to progress overnight.
Read at BBC Science → - Irish Independent·9h agoMore than 10,000 people forced to flee homes and campsites as wildfires tear through France
Tourists describe terror as ‘sky turned black and red’ and ashes fall on cars and tents
Read at Irish Independent → - Express Tribune World·9h agoOver 43,000 evacuated as wildfires tear through France's major tourist destination
Authorities order total evacuation of Cap Ferret peninsula as EU activates civil protection mechanism
Read at Express Tribune World → - Al Jazeera·19h agoBordeaux wildfire burns 3,100 hectares, 20,000 evacuated
A wildfire near Bordeaux, France, has burned 3,100 hectares (7,660 acres) of forest
Read at Al Jazeera → - NZ Herald World·20h ago20,000 evacuated from France’s south coast as fire rages in pine forest
Thousands of hectares have been destroyed by fires that have been burning out of control.
Read at NZ Herald World → - Sky News Home·1d agoMore than 15,000 people evacuated as wildfire spreads in France
Around 20,000 people were evacuated from towns and holiday resorts in southwestern France as a wildfire raged near the popular tourist coastal town of Lege Cap-Ferret.
Read at Sky News Home → - Irish Times World·1d agoMore than 10,000 evacuated in southern France as wildfires spread
Hundreds of firefighters battle to control blaze near tourist hotspot in Arcachon Bay
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