https://freerepublic.com/tag/legecapferret/ en-us Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:07:31 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4389193/posts Thousands of tourists have been forced to flee a top French holiday hotspot, with many evacuated by boat to escape a raging wildfire. The area of Lege-Cap Ferret in southwestern France - an upmarket tourist destination known as the French Hamptons - is in the middle of a total evacuation with thousands of hectares of forest burning and villas going up in smoke. French President Emmanuel Macron has already requested help from the European Union as the country's growing battle against wildfires intensifies. Images showed scores of residents boarding boats this morning as they evacuated the area while a French... UK Mail https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4389193/posts#comment Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:07:31 GMT