More than 250,000 people flee their homes in France and Spain as wildfires burn
LEGE-CAP FERRET, France — The Tour de France’s last stage Sunday is being slashed in length by a third to divert officers to the fight against wildfires in the country’s southwest. The Paris police department said in a statement Saturday that the riders will race inside Paris, rather than starting from Thoiry, west of the capital, on a circuit of 89 kilometers (55 miles), down from the 133-kilometer (82.5-mile) route that had been planned. The statement said part of the security deployment planned for the 21st and final stage of the three-week race will instead “reinforce the response efforts in the areas affected by the wildfires.” THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE.
- ▪LEGE-CAP FERRET, France — The Tour de France’s last stage Sunday is being slashed in length by a third to divert officers to the fight against wildfires in the country’s southwest.
- ▪The Paris police department said in a statement Saturday that the riders will race inside Paris, rather than starting from Thoiry, west of the capital, on a circuit of 89 kilometers (55 miles), down from the 133-kilometer (82.5-mile) route
- ▪The statement said part of the security deployment planned for the 21st and final stage of the three-week race will instead “reinforce the response efforts in the areas affected by the wildfires.” THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE.
12 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 19 hours. Coverage spans 3 points on the political spectrum — 3 lean left, 6 centre, 1 right.
- ▪ More than 250,000 displaced in Eastern Europe as Spain and France continue to battle wildfires — The Globe and Mail
- ▪ More than 250,000 flee wildfires in France and Spain — BBC News
- ▪ 200,000 people flee their homes in France as wildfires continue — France 24 (EN)
- ▪ More than 250,000 people flee wildfires in France and Spain — World news | The Guardian
- ▪ France and Spain battle wildfires as more than 250,000 people are forced to flee homes - AP News — "site:apnews.com" - Google News
- ▪ More than 250,000 people flee their homes in France and Spain as wildfires burn — Global News
- ▪ More than 250,000 people flee their homes in France and Spain as wildfires burn — World News
- ▪ Untamed wildfires in Spain, France force more than 200,000 to flee — Straits Times — World
- ▪ Wildfires in France and Spain force 200,000 to flee — CBS News — Top
- ▪ 200,000 people forced to evacuate as wildfires rip through Spain and France — The Sydney Morning Herald
- ▪ At least 200,000 Europeans forced to evacuate raging wildfires — Washington Examiner
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LEGE-CAP FERRET, France — The Tour de France’s last stage Sunday is being slashed in length by a third to divert officers to the fight against wildfires in the country’s southwest. The Paris police department said in a statement Saturday that the riders will race inside Paris, rather than starting from Thoiry, west of the capital, on a circuit of 89 kilometers (55 miles), down from the 133-kilometer (82.5-mile) route that had been planned. The statement said part of the security deployment planned for the 21st and final stage of the three-week race will instead “reinforce the response efforts in the areas affected by the wildfires.” THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.
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