Wildfires rage across Spain and FranceCloseThe government in Spain has declared a national emergency as wildfires burn out of control in several areas.Meanwhile, French authorities have ordered the evacuation of the entirety of the Cap Ferret peninsula on the south-west coast, with hundreds of people escaping the area by boat.Tens of thousands of people are being evacuated from the tourism destination west of Bordeaux, as firefighters continue to battle wildfires that have raged in the Gironde region for days.More on this story: Tens of thousands evacuated from French tourist spot and near Madrid as wildfires spreadSubsectionEuropePublished24 JulyShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated topicsFranceFollow Franceclose panelYou are now following FranceUpdates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage.SpainFollow Spainclose panelYou are now following SpainUpdates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage.WildfiresFollow Wildfiresclose panelYou are now following WildfiresUpdates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage.Severe weatherFollow Severe weatherclose panelYou are now following Severe weatherUpdates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage.EuropeFollow Europeclose panelYou are now following EuropeUpdates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage.Read description
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