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More than 250,000 people evacuated, Tour de France cut short as France and Spain battle wildfires

Headline from WQAD, on the newest of 2 developments

Officials slashed the final stage of Tour de France to redeploy security personnel to the fires that forced tens of thousands of people to flee their homes.

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2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. France reducing length of the Tour de France’s last stage on Sunday to divert officers to wildfires.

    Headline from WTOP Washington DC ·

  2. Newest

    More than 250,000 people evacuated, Tour de France cut short as France and Spain battle wildfires

    Headline from WQAD ·

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31 articles, oldest first.

  1. Philadelphia Inquirer

    France reducing length of the Tour de France’s last stage on Sunday to divert officers to wildfires. (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    France reducing length of the Tour de France’s last stage on Sunday to divert officers to wildfires.

  2. Deutsche Welle

    Tour de France final stage shortened due to wildfires (opens Deutsche Welle)

    Published

    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Security personnel assigned to the race have been redeployed to help contain major blazes near Bordeaux, reducing Sunday's final stage.

  3. WQAD

    More than 250,000 people evacuated, Tour de France cut short as France and Spain battle wildfires (opens WQAD)

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    WQAD's feed description

    Officials slashed the final stage of Tour de France to redeploy security personnel to the fires that forced tens of thousands of people to flee their homes.

  4. NBC News

    Hundreds of thousands race to escape wildfires in France and Spain (opens NBC News)

    Published

    NBC News's feed description

    An urgent effort to contain multiple massive wildfires. French officials changed the course of the final stage of the famed "Tour de France" race amid the ongoing disaster. NBC News’ Liz Kreutz reports.

  5. Al Jazeera

    Tour de France final stage shortened as emergency teams tackle wildfires (opens Al Jazeera)

    Published

    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Sunday’s traditional stage in Paris has been shortened to reduce pressure on emergency services tackling wildfires.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.