Thousands Evacuated From Homes in Southwest France
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The Foreign Office has updated its France travel advice after wildfires have been raging in parts of southern Europe
Wildfires across southern Europe forced thousands of people to flee their homes and prompted authorities to ban spectators from Monday's Tour de France stage, which was threatened by one inferno.
By Manon Cruz LANCON, France, July 2 (Reuters) - Two thousand firefighters were battling several wildfires fanned by strong winds along France's Mediterranean coast on Thursday, as the region grappled with parched conditions following Europe's recent heatwave.
Wildfires raged across southern Europe on Monday, forcing thousands of people to evacuate their homes and prompting officials to ban spectators from a stage of the storied Tour de France cycling race.
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The defending champion powered away at the deserted finish to a stage with wildfire threats hanging over it
