Tens of thousands flee forest wildfires in France and Spain
Le Monde
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Some 44,000 people left the Cap Ferret peninsula, known for its millionaire residents, south of Bordeaux, whose only road out was threatened by flames.
Both France and Spain have called in EU firefighting help.
Wildfires Force Mass Evacuations in Europe
- Live: Thousands forced to flee as deadly wildfires rage in parts of France, Italy and Spain France 24 —
- France orders total evacuation of Cap Ferret peninsula as wildfire spreads The Guardian —
- Wildfires force thousands of evacuations in France, Spain declares emergency The Globe and Mail —
- Over 80,000 people evacuated from homes after wildfires hit France and Spain Chronicle Live —
- Wildfires in France and Spain Drive Tens of Thousands From Their Homes The New York Times —