France orders total evacuation of Cap Ferret peninsula as wildfire spreads
“There are a great many new fire starts ahead of the main blaze. The situation is highly dynamic and unfavourable.”More than 23,000 people have also been evacuated from the Biscarrosse area, mainly from campsites and holiday homes, as well as a children’s summer camp and a residential care home for elderly people. Clavreul asked farmers to contribute with water tanks.View image in fullscreenA firefighter battles flames in Cap-Ferret.
- ▪“There are a great many new fire starts ahead of the main blaze.
- ▪The situation is highly dynamic and unfavourable.”More than 23,000 people have also been evacuated from the Biscarrosse area, mainly from campsites and holiday homes, as well as a children’s summer camp and a residential care home for elder
- ▪Clavreul asked farmers to contribute with water tanks.View image in fullscreenA firefighter battles flames in Cap-Ferret.
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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 evacuation of tourist spot as hundreds flee wildfires by boat — BBC News
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1:12Thousands evacuated in south of France as wildfire rages across pine forest – videoFranceFrance orders total evacuation of Cap Ferret peninsula as wildfire spreads‘Intense and highly unpredictable’ blaze forces more than 40,000 people to flee popular holiday spot Europe live – latest updates Jon Henley Europe correspondentFri 24 Jul 2026 04.54 EDTLast modified on Fri 24 Jul 2026 04.59 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleAuthorities in south-western France have ordered the total evacuation of the Cap Ferret peninsula on the Atlantic coast by land and sea as an “intense and highly unpredictable” wildfire advances on one of the country’s best-known holiday spots.The fire had burned more than 10,000 hectares (24,700 acres) by Friday morning, the French interior minister, Laurent Nuñez,…
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