France evacuates thousands as fires displace a third of a million in southwest Europe

French authorities ordered 4,000 more people evacuated from tourist sites along its Atlantic coast, widening what may be France's largest peacetime evacuation.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8105x5404+0+0/resize/8105x5404!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F58%2F6d%2F42fa8e5b4db9a75ff30b2f07f212%2Fap26209754980998.jpg' alt='Firefighters battle a blaze outside Lanton, during wildfires in southwestern France, Tuesday, July 28, 2026.'/><p>French authorities ordered 4,000 more people evacuated from tourist sites along its Atlantic coast, widening what may be France's largest peacetime evacuation.</p><p>(Image credit: Emma Da Silva)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=g-s1-136057' />