France orders evacuation of Cap Ferret peninsula as wildfire spreads – Europe live
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- ▪ France sends boats, orders evacuation of tourist hotspot Cap Ferret as wildfires continue to rage — The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com
- ▪ France orders total evacuation of Cap Ferret peninsula as wildfire spreads — The Guardian — World
- ▪ France orders evacuation of tourist spot as hundreds flee wildfires by boat — BBC News
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03.48 EDTFrance orders evacuation of Cap Ferret peninsula as thousands flee wildfiresJakub KrupaThousands of people have been forced to flee parts of south-west France amid worsening wildfires that prompted the authorities to order people to evacuate from the Cap Ferret peninsula along the Atlantic coast.A French Civil Security Canadair CL-415 aircraft sprays water on a forest surrounding Cotignac, southeastern France. Photograph: Thibaud Moritz/AFP/Getty ImagesEvacuees have been told to leave the area before 10am, using hundreds of mobilised boats or the only road linking the area with the mainland.Holidaymakers from Lege-Cap-Ferret carry their belongings along the pier upon their arrival in Arcachon during an evacuation operation of the entire Cap-Ferret peninsula in southwestern…
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