FRANCE EVACUATES CAP FERRET PENINSULA AS SPANISH WILDFIRES MERGE NEAR MADRID – EUROPE LIVE
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WHAT HAPPENED
French evacuees using hundreds of mobilised boats or the only road linking the area with the mainland as evacuation also ordered in areas near Spanish capital Over in France, it’s not just the south-west that gets… Dozens of fires flared up and are being fanned by the mistral wind around the historic village of Cotignac – officials saying around 25 houses had been destroyed since Tuesday.
According to The Guardian, French evacuees using hundreds of mobilised boats or the only road linking the area with the mainland as evacuation also ordered in areas near Spanish capital Over in France, it’s not just the south-west that gets…
The available RSS description adds: Dozens of fires flared up and are being fanned by the mistral wind around the historic village of Cotignac – officials saying around 25 houses had been destroyed since Tuesday.
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Primary report: The Guardian
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- The Guardian: French evacuees using hundreds of mobilised boats or the only road linking the area with the mainland as evacuation also ordered in areas near Spanish capital Over in France, it’s not just the south-west that gets…
- The Guardian: Dozens of fires flared up and are being fanned by the mistral wind around the historic village of Cotignac – officials saying around 25 houses had been destroyed since Tuesday.
- Google News: Spain declares emergency as fires force thousands of evacuations in France Reuters Tens of thousands evacuated from France's Cap Ferret peninsula as wildfires spread BBC French tourism under wildfire threat, farmer…
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ORIGINAL SOURCE LINKS
- PRIMARY REPORT: The Guardian (open the original report)
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STORY TIMELINE
- 24/07/2026, 14:31 RELATED COVERAGE SPAIN DECLARES EMERGENCY AS FIRES FORCE THOUSANDS OF EVACUATIONS IN FRANCE - REUTERS (Google News • 45 mins ago) [Story Intel]
- 24/07/2026, 15:08 PRIMARY FEED FRANCE EVACUATES CAP FERRET PENINSULA AS SPANISH WILDFIRES MERGE NEAR MADRID – EUROPE LIVE (The Guardian • 8 mins ago) [Story Intel]
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- SPAIN DECLARES EMERGENCY AS FIRES FORCE THOUSANDS OF EVACUATIONS IN FRANCE - REUTERS
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