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France evacuates 4,000 more people as heat threatens wildfire fight across southwestern Europe

French authorities have ordered nearly 4,000 more people to evacuate from tourist sites on the Atlantic coast.

 

French president pledges support on visit to fire zone, vows: ‘We will win this battle together’

French President Emmanuel Macron has urged fire crews to “stay strong” as they battle to bring a monster wildfire under control, warning that the fight will take time.

 

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Wildfires in France drive 250,000 people from their homes and creep toward wine city of Bordeaux

A raging wildfire in southwest France has forced the evacuation of 55,000 more people overnight. This brings the total to 220,000 in one region alone, as flames have crept closer to the wine region city of Bordeaux.

 

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France and Spain battle wildfires as more than 250,000 people are forced to flee homes

France is using a massive cargo aircraft to dump flame retardants on a wildfire near the wine country city of Bordeaux.

 

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Europe battles fast-moving wildfires sweeping across Spain and France, in photos

Wildfires raced across forests in France and Spain, sending residents fleeing and filling the sky with smoke as firefighters from across Europe joined efforts to contain the blazes.

 

Photo highlights from the French Open tennis tournament

PARIS (AP) — This photo gallery showcases highlights from the French Open tennis tournament in Paris.