More than 20,000 people were evacuated from towns and vacation resorts in southwestern France as a rapidly spreading wildfire scorched over 2,000 hectares near the Atlantic coastal tourist town of Arcachon on July 23. The blaze swept through pine forests in Gironde, forcing evacuations from campgrounds and communities along the coast.
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More than 10,000 evacuated in southwestern France as wildfire spreads Reuters
SAUMOS, France, July 23 - More than 10,000 people were evacuated overnight in southwestern France as a rapidly spreading wildfire scorched through 2,000 hectares of land west of the city of Bordeaux, officials said on Thursday.
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.
A wildfire spreads near Le Porge in Gironde, France, as firefighters battle flames across the forest and thousands of people are evacuated.
A wildfire is ripping through pine forests in the southwest of France, near the tourist hotspot of Arcachon. Nearly 12,000 people, including tourists staying at campgrounds, have been evacuated.
apnews.com/article/fran... About 20,000 people have been evacuated from towns and vacation resorts along the French Atlantic coast.
About 20,000 people were evacuated from towns and vacation resorts along the French Atlantic coast Thursday as the latest in a series of wildfires raged and hundreds of firefighters were dispatched to tackle it.
A wildfire that broke out near Biscarrosse in south-west France on Thursday evening spread to the edge of the town after burning 1,200 hectares, forcing the evacuation of more than 5,000 people. www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/2243... Over 5,000 persons have been evacuated after a wildwife burnt some 1,200 hectares in southwestern France before spreading to the nearby town of Biscarosse.
Over 40,000 people are being evacuated from the very touristic #CapFerret peninsula as forest #fires spread across the French #southwest. More than 10,000 hectares have burned down.
#France and #Madrid hit hard with #wildfires. Over 100,000 people evacuated. #cdnpoli #eupoli More than 100,000 were evacuated from southwestern France over the past two days as wildfires continued to sweep through the region and destroyed 14,000 hectares of forest, the local prefect said Frid...
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French firefighters continued to battle wildfires in the country's southwest on Monday (July 27) as many hoped favourable weather conditions could ease the blazes that have scorched through more than 40,000 hectares of land. About 220,000 people, including tourists and local residents, have been evacuated in France due to the wildfires.
Live updates: France issues heat warnings in wildfire-hit areas, as at least 63,000 evacuated near Madrid https://www.europesays.com/uk/1115962/ Authorities in France over the weekend warned tourists not to travel to the country’s wildfire-hit southwest but sought… Authorities in France over the weekend warned tourists not to travel to the country’s wildfire-hit southwest but sought to reassure vi
More than 250,000 people have been evacuated, with fires threatening the outskirts of Bordeaux and raging through popular tourist areas and wine regions.
apnews.com/article/euro... French authorities have ordered nearly 4,000 more people to evacuate from tourist sites on the Atlantic coast.
French authorities ordered 4,000 more people evacuated from tourist sites along its Atlantic coast, widening what may be France's largest peacetime evacuation.
While the fire in the southwest of France in the Gironde department remains stabilised, officials are on edge today, as scorching temperatures hit France again. On July 28, there were some 14 incidents where scorched terrain reignited, sending firefighters racing in. With 42,000 hectares burned, and in total over 220,000 evacuated - including some 57,000 from towns outside Bordeaux overnight, the