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Aug 17, 2021, 6 tweets

#BREAKING Thousands evacuated in southern France as 'fierce' wildfire spreads: official

#UPDATES Thousands of people, including tourists in campsites, have been evacuated from the Var region of southern France due to a wildfire, a spokeswoman for the fire department tsays, adding there were no casualties from the “very fierce" fire

Thousands of people, including tourists in campsites, have been evacuated to escape a wildfire raging near the plush tourist resort of Saint-Tropez in southern France

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📸 Smoke rises as a wildfire rages near Gonfaron,

VIDEO: 🇫🇷 The fire brigade in the #Var region of southern France have released images of a wildfire raging in the area. Thousands of people, including tourists in campsites, have been evacuated to escape the blaze near the plush resort of Saint-Tropez #Cavalaire

#UPDATE Map showing active wildfires in the #Var region of southern France, near the Mediterranean resort of Saint-Tropez, as of 0800 GMT August 17 #SaintTropez

#UPDATE Hundreds of French firefighters battled a raging wildfire near the Mediterranean resort of Saint-Tropez on Tuesday, with thousands of residents and holidaymakers forced to evacuate u.afp.com/UK2A #SaintTropez #Var

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