{"id":363933,"date":"2026-07-23T19:00:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T18:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/france-evacuates-20000-as-wildfires-spread-in-south-west-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T19:00:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T18:00:16","slug":"france-evacuates-20000-as-wildfires-spread-in-south-west-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/france-evacuates-20000-as-wildfires-spread-in-south-west-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"France evacuates 20,000 as wildfires spread in south-west | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/-E5ShDydKbU\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"France evacuates 20,000 as wildfires spread in south-west | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-E5ShDydKbU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>About 12,000 people have been evacuated from the south-west of France and authorities are moving 8,800 others as wildfires spread in the Gironde region.<\/p>\n<p>Local officials said some 3,400 hectares (8,400 acres) of land have already been destroyed around the Bay of Arcachon, as about 700 firefighters battle the flames.<\/p>\n<p>Many of those who had to leave the area overnight were visitors to local campsites on the L\u00e8ge-Cap-Ferret peninsula and the latest evacuations also involved campsites as a precaution.<\/p>\n<p>BBC Journalist Joanna Kent was among those evacuated while on holiday in the village of Claouey.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#France #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About 12,000 people have been evacuated from the south-west of France and authorities are moving 8,800 others as wildfires spread in the Gironde region. 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