French authorities order 4,000 moe people evacuated from wildfire areas
French authorities have ordered the evacuation of 4,000 additional people as wildfires continue to threaten the Atlantic coast near Bordeaux. While some residents in previously evacuated areas are being allowed to return, the situation remains precarious due to ongoing heat waves.
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The wildfires highlight the increasing threat of climate-driven extreme weather events in Europe and the logistical challenges of large-scale evacuations.
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LEGE-CAP FERRET, France (AP) — French authorities ordered 4,000 more people evacuated from tourist sites along its Atlantic coast on Tuesday, widening what may be France’s largest peacetime evacuation as returning heat threatened firefighters’ fragile hold on a vast wildfire west of Bordeaux .
Fresh flames erupted later Tuesday near Grand Crohot, a popular Atlantic beach on the Lège-Cap-Ferret peninsula, local authorities said. A fleet of 23 planes and helicopters — up from 18 — dropped water and fire retardant as crews fought to keep the renewed flames from spreading.
“The situation remains complicated. That’s clear. We’re not out of the woods,” Gironde prefect Sophie Brocas said.
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