World'A recipe for disaster': France's dry southwest struggles to contain wildfire
A wildfire is racing through a tourist peninsula near the Dune du Pilat and Cap Ferret in France’s dry southwest. The area, dubbed the “Hamptons of France,” has seen thousands of people forced to evacuate. Firefighters are struggling to bring the blaze under control as it spreads extremely quickly. France 24’s Christopher Bockman, reporting from Toulouse, explains why the fire is advancing so fast.
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'A recipe for disaster': France's dry southwest struggles to contain wildfire
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