Wildfire forces evacuation of more than 500 people in southwest France
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- Roughly 500 firefighters have been deployed to fight the flames in the Landes department, not long after wildfires died down in Gironde.S1
- France evacuated about 500 people from the village of Luglon on Thursday, 13 August, as a fast-moving wildfire swept through drought-hit pine forest in the Landes.S2S3
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Wildfire forces evacuation of more than 500 people in southwest France
Roughly 500 firefighters have been deployed to fight the flames in the Landes department, not long after wildfires died down in Gironde.
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France wildfire forces 525 people to flee as Landes forest burns
France evacuated about 500 people from the village of Luglon on Thursday, 13 August, as a fast-moving wildfire swept through drought-hit pine forest in the Landes.
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France wildfire forces 525 people to flee as Landes forest burns
France evacuated about 500 people from the village of Luglon on Thursday, 13 August, as a fast-moving wildfire swept through drought-hit pine forest in the Landes.
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Published Aug 14, 2026
What to know
- Roughly 500 firefighters have been deployed to fight the flames in the Landes department, not long after wildfires died down in Gironde.S1
- France evacuated about 500 people from the village of Luglon on Thursday, 13 August, as a fast-moving wildfire swept through drought-hit pine forest in the Landes.S2S3
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