Around 6,000 evacuated in southwestern France as wildfire rages: Reports
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Around 6,000 evacuated in southwestern France as wildfire rages: Reports

Luke Harrison
10 August 2022
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More than 6,000 people have been evacuated due to wildfires in the Gironde region of southwestern France, according to media reports, after a blaze that destroyed more than 15,000 hectares (37,000 acres) of pine forest in July sparked up again.

No-one has been injured, but 16 houses were destroyed or damaged near the village of Belin-Beliet, France24 reported.

France24 also reported that the fire is spreading towards the A63 motorway, a major road linking Bordeaux to Spain, with smoke forcing...

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