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France Battles Major Wildfires, Evacuates Residents and Seeks EU Aid
France has formally requested aerial assistance from the European Union to help combat three large wildfires raging across the country, including blazes in southwestern France that forced 20,000 evacuations and destroyed homes, with residents in areas like Cap Ferret also being evacuated.
24 Jul, 06:37 — 24 Jul, 10:25
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France Evacuates Residents from Cap Ferret as Wildfires Advance - Bloomberg.com
France Evacuates Residents from Cap Ferret as Wildfires Advance Bloomberg.com
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Wildfires in southern France: 'The anxiety comes afterward, when we see the scorched landscape'
Fires are raging in southwestern France, including a blaze that began on Wednesday, which forced the precautionary evacuation of 20,000 people, destroyed six houses and devastated everything along a stretch of some 10 kilometers.
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First report: bloomberg · 24 Jul, 06:37|Full coverage: 2 · 4h|Window: 4h
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