WORLDJul 24 · 08:54 UTCTHE GUARDIAN WORLDJon Henley Europe correspondent

France orders total evacuation of Cap Ferret peninsula as wildfire spreads

France has ordered the total evacuation of the Cap Ferret peninsula on the Atlantic coast as an 'intense and highly unpredictable' wildfire forces over 40,000 people, including tourists, to flee. The fire has burned more than 10,000 hectares in south-western France.

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