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Wildfires are tearing through southwestern France, forcing the evacuation of the luxury Lège-Cap Ferret peninsula—nicknamed the ‘French Hamptons’—as thousands flee burning forests and collapsing villas. Over 40,000 people have been evacuated, 80 homes damaged, 50 destroyed, with flames consuming 8,700 hectares. The French president has called for EU aid, with reinforcements arriving from Croatia, Portugal, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia. Another major blaze near Biscarrosse has displaced 23,000 more, with 100 homes lost. Across Europe, record-breaking heat and drought are fueling an unprecedented fire season, turning landscapes into infernos and straining emergency resources.

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