Over 20,000 people, mostly tourists from Arcachon Bay campsites, were evacuated as major wildfires swept through southwestern France near Bordeaux. About 800 firefighters deployed to battle the flames fueled by extreme heat and strong winds.
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Around 800 firefighters have been fighting the flames some 50km west of Bordeaux.
About 800 firefighters and hundreds of gendarmes and soldiers deployed to battle the flames west of Bordeaux.
Deadly wildfires are sweeping across western Europe, fueled by scorching temperatures and strong winds, as climate change drives fires to spread faster and burn more intensely. The total area scorched in EU countries this year is already the second largest on record. In France, where three heatwaves have hit since May, wildfires in the southwest have forced more than 20,000 people to evacuate. Aro
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Most of those evacuated were tourists from campsites around Arcachon Bay in France's Gironde region.
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