Tens of thousands in France flee burning holiday haven
“Suitcases were ready, and people remained calm.”CatastrophicBut he said he was worried about what comes next.“Economically, it’s catastrophic,” he said. “We go from everything to nothing.”“July 20 to August 20 is the peak of our season. We don’t know whether our seasonal workers will come back or whether our customers will return.”Some people have been evacuated to the seaside town of Andernos.Maria Lalanne, a 90-year-old resident of Lège-Cap-Ferret with no family, was still in shock.
- ▪“Suitcases were ready, and people remained calm.”CatastrophicBut he said he was worried about what comes next.“Economically, it’s catastrophic,” he said.
- ▪“We go from everything to nothing.”“July 20 to August 20 is the peak of our season.
- ▪We don’t know whether our seasonal workers will come back or whether our customers will return.”Some people have been evacuated to the seaside town of Andernos.Maria Lalanne, a 90-year-old resident of Lège-Cap-Ferret with no family, was sti
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- ▪ Wildfires in France and Spain Drive Tens of Thousands From Their Homes — NYT — World
- ▪ Tens of thousands flee fires in France, blazes merge outside Madrid — ABC News (Australia)
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Tens of thousands in France flee burning holiday havenSign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inboxBeachgoers watch clouds of smoke rise into the sky, on the beach of Moutchic, in Lacanau, southwestern France, on July 24. PHOTO: AFPPublished Jul 24, 2026, 11:12 PMUpdated Jul 24, 2026, 11:12 PMSet as preferred sourceSummariseOver 35,000 people were evacuated from the Cap Ferret peninsula in France due to fast-spreading wildfires destroying homes and campsites.The fires, worsened by extreme heatwaves linked to climate change, have turned a popular holiday area into a disaster zone.Officials managed evacuations by road and sea, but local residents fear severe economic losses and ongoing threats as fires continue nearby.AI generatedLÈGE-CAP-FERRET, FRANCE - Famous as a summer…
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