Cap Ferret peninsula

Over 40,000 people are being evacuated from the Cap Ferret peninsula in southwest France due to spreading wildfires. More than 10,000 hectares have burned in the region.

Wildfires in Madrid, Spain, and southwestern France have forced thousands to evacuate, with Spain declaring a national emergency. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez highlighted the crisis, and France requested EU assistance as blazes spread amid extreme heat.

France has ordered the evacuation of the Cap Ferret peninsula due to ongoing wildfires, with hundreds fleeing the area by boat. The fire has been active in the region for several days, prompting officials to issue the evacuation directive.

French authorities ordered the total evacuation of the Cap Ferret peninsula, a tourism hotspot on the Atlantic Coast, due to a major wildfire. Boats were deployed to remove people from the threatened area.

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.

France ordered the evacuation of Cap Ferret peninsula along the Atlantic coast due to spreading wildfires. Thousands of people were required to leave the area before 10am using mobilized boats or the only road connecting it to the mainland.