Wildfire spreads near popular French tourist town as thousands are evacuated
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"Wildfire spreads near popular French tourist town as thousands are evacuated" is generating significant coverage in the World category, with 5 articles from 5 distinct sources tracked by Newsylist so far.
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Coverage (8)
- In pictures: Wildfires ravage parts of southern France France 24 · 3h ago
- Wildfire Spreads in Popular French Tourist Area Newser · 3h ago
- Thousands flee wildfires in France as temperatures reach extreme levels in southern Europe The Guardian · 3h ago
- Euronews in Cotignac: How a historic French village survived a night of wildfire Euronews.com · 3h ago
- Thousands of tourists forced to evacuate as fire rages in southwest France France 24 · 3h ago
- More than 10,000 flee wildfire near popular French tourist town The Seattle Times · 3h ago
- France evacuates 20,000 as wildfires spread in south-west BBC · 3h ago
- Wildfire spreads near popular French tourist town as thousands are evacuated AP News · 3h ago broke it first
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