France evacuates thousands as fires displace a third of a million in southwest Europe

Firefighters battle a blaze outside Lanton, during wildfires in southwestern France, Tuesday, July 28, 2026.

French authorities ordered 4,000 more people evacuated from tourist sites along its Atlantic coast, widening what may be France’s largest peacetime evacuation.

(Image credit: Emma Da Silva)

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