‘Apocalyptic’ wildfires force tourists to flee French peninsula by boat

Apocalyptic” wildfires have forced the evacuation of the whole of the French peninsula of Cap Ferret, with tourists fleeing ...

Wildfires in France and Spain Drive Tens of Thousands From Their Homes

French officials ordered the evacuation of the Cap Ferret Peninsula, a popular holiday destination. Fires west of Madrid were ...
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The ‘Hamptons of France’ Has 25 Miles of Beaches With Spectacular Surfing, Local Oysters, and Europe’s Tallest Sand Dune

Cradling Arcachon Bay’s oyster farms from the Atlantic’s whipping waves, Cap Ferret, a 15-mile-long sandy spit off southwest France, is often confused with a peninsula sporting a similar name in the ...

France wildfire forces thousands to flee as tinder box conditions persist in warming Europe

By Stephane Mahe LEGE-CAP FERRET, France, July 23 (Reuters) - A fast-moving wildfire has forced more than 10,000 people from ...

Vintners and bakers risking lives to fight French wildfires

Driving through the forest of Cap Ferret, the once-idyllic holiday retreat for millionaires now feels ghoulish and barren.

Fire-ravaged French village furious at being ‘sacrificed’ for millionaires’ peninsula

Residents argue some villages were not given enough firefighting units and were "sacrificed" in favour of the wealthy Cap Ferret peninsula. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com ...