ARCACHON, France — Large forest fires burned out of control in southwestern France and central Spain on Friday, prompting authorities to evacuate an estimated 87,000 people from their homes. Some even fled by boat when flames swept through the touristic Cap Ferret peninsula on France’s Atlantic coast. Dozens of firefighters were injured, authorities said, but no deaths were reported in either country. Some 125 square kilometers (48 square miles) have been consumed by the blaze that has raged since Wednesday near Cap Ferret. Located just 60 kilometers (37 miles) from Bordeaux, the peninsula normally offers stunning landscapes and sandy beaches […]...Keep on reading: Thousands flee raging wildfires in France and Spain, some by boat
Thousands flee raging wildfires in France and Spain, some by boat