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France orders evacuation of Cap Ferret peninsula as thousands flee wildfires
Yakup Krupa
Thousands of people have been forced to flee parts of southwestern France due to worsening bushfires that have led authorities to order the evacuation of people from the Cap Ferret peninsula on the Atlantic coast.
Evacuees were told to leave the area before 10 a.m. hundreds of mobilized boats or the only road connecting the region to the mainland.
more than that 10,000 hectares were affected by two simultaneous forest fires. He passed the fire barrier created by firefighters last night.
French authorities The European Union officially requested the activation of the Civil Protection Mechanism They are making efforts to draw on the bloc’s resources as they fight the fires, with Emmanuel Macron saying the situation remains “very intense”.
EU crisis commissioner Haja LahbibHe confirmed that “the EU provided assistance and deployed 3 water bombers after France activated the EU’s civil protection mechanism.”
A dangerous situation is also emerging in Spain, with the Spanish government declaring a national emergency due to forest fires near Madrid and Avila. It forces more than 10,000 people to evacuate.
I will report all developments here.
His Friday, July 24, 2026his Yakup Krupa here and this Europe Live.
Good morning.
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40,000 people ‘evacuated or evacuated’ in forest fire in France’s Gironde, minister says
Speaking at the press conference this morning French interior minister Laurent Nuñez said the biggest forest fire was in Gironde – started in Somos but now moved to the Cap Ferret peninsula – to have More than 10,000 hectares have already been burned.
“As I speak, A total of 40,000 people have been or are currently being evacuated due to this firehe said.
Nuñez warned: “The fire is currently not under control and continues to spread,Approximately 1000 firefighters participated in fighting the fire.
More than 50,000 hectares of land have burned in forest fires since the beginning of the year.
France orders evacuation of Cap Ferret peninsula as thousands flee wildfires
Yakup Krupa
Thousands of people have been forced to flee parts of southwestern France due to worsening bushfires that have led authorities to order the evacuation of people from the Cap Ferret peninsula on the Atlantic coast.
Evacuees were told to leave the area before 10 a.m. hundreds of mobilized boats or the only road connecting the region to the mainland.
more than that 10,000 hectares were affected by two simultaneous forest fires. He passed the fire barrier created by firefighters last night.
French authorities The European Union officially requested the activation of the Civil Protection Mechanism They are making efforts to draw on the bloc’s resources as they fight the fires, with Emmanuel Macron saying the situation remains “very intense”.
EU crisis commissioner Haja LahbibHe confirmed that “the EU provided assistance and deployed 3 water bombers after France activated the EU’s civil protection mechanism.”
A dangerous situation is also emerging in Spain, with the Spanish government declaring a national emergency due to forest fires near Madrid and Avila. It forces more than 10,000 people to evacuate.
I will report all developments here.
His Friday, July 24, 2026his Yakup Krupa here and this Europe Live.
Good morning.
