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France evacuates 20,000 as wildfires spread in south-west | BBC News
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1:57Now PlayingAbout 12,000 people have been evacuated from the south-west of France and authorities are moving 8,800 others as wildfires spread in the Gironde region.
Local officials said some 3,400 hectares (8,400 acres) of land have already been destroyed around the Bay of Arcachon, as about 700 firefighters battle the flames.
Many of those who had to leave the area overnight were visitors to local campsites on the Lège-Cap-Ferret peninsula and the latest evacuations also involved campsites as a precaution.
BBC Journalist Joanna Kent was among those evacuated while on holiday in the village of Claouey.
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