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France Evacuates as Wildfires Rage | Toronto News
France’s Cap Ferret peninsula is under full evacuation as a raging wildfire forces thousands to flee by boat, part of a broader crisis gripping southwestern France where over 20,000 have been displaced. Blistering heat and record drought have turned forests into tinder, with fires burning more land this year than in the past two decades. President Macron has called on the EU for urgent help, deploying firefighting aircraft from Croatia, Portugal, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia. Two major blazes — one devouring 8,700 hectares near Cap Ferret, another 2,500 near Biscarosse — remain…
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