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Wildfires Force Mass Evacuations in South-west France and Spain

More than 80,000 people have fled wildfires in Spain and France, with French authorities ordering the total evacuation of the holiday spot Cap Ferret and the campsites around Arcachon Bay in the Gironde region. Spain declared a national emergency as fires merged near Madrid.

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Most of those evacuated were tourists from campsites around Arcachon Bay in France's Gironde region.

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More than 80,000 people flee as wildfires spread in south-west France and Spain

‘Unpredictable’ blaze forces evacuation of French holiday spot Cap Ferret and Spain declares emergency as fires merge near Madrid Europe live – latest updates More than 80,000 people have fled huge wildfires in Spain and France as Madrid declared a national emergency and French authorities ordered the total evacuation, by land and sea, of one of the country’s best-known holiday spots. Authorities in south-west Franc…

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France evacuates 20,000 as wildfires spread in south-west

Most of those evacuated were tourists from campsites around Arcachon Bay in France's Gironde region.

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