France evacuates thousands as fires displace a third of a million in southwest Europe

French authorities ordered 4,000 more people evacuated from tourist sites along its Atlantic coast, widening what may be France's largest peacetime evacuation.

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Area access is restricted, public-safety teams are in active response, and travel through the location should be avoided entirely until officials give the all-clear.

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