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Forest Fires Force Evacuation Of At Least 10,000 In Southern France & Corsica
Hundreds of firefighters have been deployed to battle the fires near Bormes-les-Mimosas, in the country's Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. France earlier asked its EU neighbours for more help fighting the fires.
Some 4,000 hectares (15.4 sq miles) of land have burned along the Mediterranean coast, in the mountainous interior and on the island of Corsica.
"The evacuations, at least 10,000, followed the progression of the fire," a fire official was quoted as saying by the AFP news agency.
"It's an area that doubles or triples its population in summer," the official added.
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http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-40725294