France evacuates 20,000 as wildfires spread in south-west
- French authorities have ordered the evacuation of the entirety of the Cap Ferret peninsula (Lège-Cap Ferret) on the south-west coast, with hundreds of people escaping the area by boat.
- The tourism hot spot is being evacuated as firefighters continue to battle a wildfire that has raged in the Gironde region for days.
- The fire, which began on Tuesday in Saumos, continued to burn overnight with 8,700 hectares (around 21,500 acres) consumed by the flames.
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- French authorities have ordered the evacuation of the entirety of the Cap Ferret peninsula (Lège-Cap Ferret) on the south-west coast, with hundreds of people escaping the area by boat.
- The tourism hot spot is being evacuated as firefighters continue to battle a wildfire that has raged in the Gironde region for days.
- The fire, which began on Tuesday in Saumos, continued to burn overnight with 8,700 hectares (around 21,500 acres) consumed by the flames.
Sources: BBC News