French authorities have evacuated more than 10,000 people from parts of southern France, ahead of several raging wildfires along the Mediterranean coast. Hundreds of firefighters are engaged on the ground and in the air, chasing fires driven by strong winds and tinder-dry conditions. Photos here are from the past few days along the French Riviera.
Wildfires Force Evacuations Along the French Riviera
- Alan Taylor
- July 26, 2017
- 21 Photos
- In Focus
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People leave the beach with their belongings as a fire burns a forest behind them in Bormes-les-Mimosas, southeastern France, on July 26, 2017. #
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Firefighters spray water as they try to douse a fire near the village of Biguglia, Corsica island, France, on July 25, 2017. #
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A Canadair firefighting aircraft drops water on a wildfire which burns a forest in Carros, near Nice, France, on July 24, 2017. #
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Women enjoy sunbathing in Le Lavandou, French Riviera, as plumes of smoke rise in the air from burning wildfires on July 26, 2017. #
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People walk in the street as smoke rises from a fire burning a forest in Bormes-les-Mimosas, southeastern France, on July 26, 2017. #
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Evacuated people take refuge on the beach and look at a fire burning the forest in Bormes-les-Mimosas, southern France, at sunrise on July 26, 2017. #
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A tree burns as smoke from a fire billows near Mirabeau, southeastern France, on July 24, 2017. #
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A man tries to extinguish a fire burning in Bormes-les-Mimosas on July 26, 2017. #
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A man inspects the damage following a fire in Bormes-les-Mimosas, France, on July 26, 2017. #
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A picture shows a vehicle damaged in a fire in Carros, southeastern France, on July 24, 2017. #
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Flames and smoke fill the sky above a burning hillside as tourists swim on the beach in Bormes-les-Mimosas, in the Var department, France, on July 26, 2017. #
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A Canadair firefighting plane drops water to extinguish a forest fire on La Croix-Valmer from Cavalaire-sur-Mer, near Saint-Tropez, France, on July 25, 2017. #
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Tourists stand on the beach and watch as smoke fills the sky above a burning hillside in Bormes-les-Mimosas on July 26, 2017. #
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A picture taken on July 26, 2017, shows devastated land following a fire forest in Bormes-les-Mimosas. #
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A firefighting Grumman S-2T Tracker aircraft drops fire retardant over a fire near Bormes-les-Mimosas on July 26, 2017. #
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Firefighters work to put out a fire in Biguglia, on the French Mediterranean island of Corsica, on July 24, 2017. #
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A man waters the roof of his house with a garden hose as a smoke from a burning wildfire fills the sky in Carros, near Nice, on July 24, 2017. #
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A fire fighting Canadair aircraft drops water over a fire near Carros, France, on July 24, 2017. #
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A wildfire burns near La Croix-Valmer, France, on July 25, 2017. #
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A picture taken on July 26, 2017, shows a fire burning the forest in Bormes-les-Mimosas. #
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A man tries to extinguish a fire burning in Bormes-les-Mimosas on July 26, 2017. #
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