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'A recipe for disaster': France's dry southwest struggles to contain wildfire

A wildfire is moving extremely fast through a touristy peninsula close to the dune du Pila and Cap Ferret, dubbed 'the Hamptons of France'. Thousands of people have been forced to evacuate as firefighters struggle to contain the blaze. FRANCE 24's Christopher Bockman is in Toulouse and explains why the fire is spreading so fast.

23 Jul 2026, 15:22 UTCSource: France24Original source

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