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Wildfires in France drive 250,000 people from their homes and creep toward wine city of Bordeaux

Headline from WHEC Rochester

A raging wildfire in southwest France has forced the evacuation of 55,000 more people overnight. This brings the total to 220,000 in one region alone, as flames have crept closer to the wine region city of Bordeaux.

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  1. Jonesboro Sun

    Wildfire forces evacuation of another 55,000 people in southwest France, with a total of 220 000 now out of their homes (opens Jonesboro Sun)

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    Jonesboro Sun's feed description

    Wildfire forces evacuation of another 55,000 people in southwest France, with a total of 220 000 now out of their homes.

  2. Green Field Reporter

    Wildfire forces another 55,000 people to evacuate in southwest France (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    LEGE-CAP FERRET, France (AP) — A raging wildfire in southwest France forced the evacuation of 55,000 people overnight Sunday, taking the total forced out of their homes to 220,000 in one region alone as the flames have crept ever closer to the wine region city of Bordeaux.

  3. Jonesboro Sun

    Wildfires in France drive 250,000 people from their homes, creep toward wine city (opens Jonesboro Sun)

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    Jonesboro Sun's feed description

    A raging wildfire in southwest France has forced the evacuation of 55,000 people overnight Sunday, taking the total forced out of their homes to 220,000 as the flames have crept ever closer to the wine region city of Bordeaux. Authorities…

  4. WHEC Rochester

    Wildfires in France drive 250,000 people from their homes and creep toward wine city of Bordeaux (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    WHEC Rochester's feed description

    A raging wildfire in southwest France has forced the evacuation of 55,000 more people overnight. This brings the total to 220,000 in one region alone, as flames have crept closer to the wine region city of Bordeaux.

  5. The Columbian

    Wildfires in France drive 250,000 from their homes, creep toward wine city of Bordeaux (opens The Columbian)

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    The Columbian's feed description

    LEGE-CAP FERRET, France — A raging wildfire in southwest France forced the evacuation of 55,000 people overnight Sunday, bringing the total forced out of their homes to a staggering 220,000 in one region alone, as flames crept ever closer to the wine region city of Bordeaux.

  6. PBS NewsHour

    France says enormous wildfire that forced 220,000 people to flee has stopped growing (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    With temperatures expected to rise, the situation remains critical as crews against time, using earth movers to create firebreak

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