France orders total evacuation of Cap Ferret holiday spot as tourists rescued by boats

Authorities in France have evacuated the Cap Ferret peninsula, a tourism hotspot on the Atlantic Coast, sending boats to remove people from an area threatened by a major wildfire. The order for a total evacuation of the area, which is home ⁠to many valuable properties and is currently full of ​tourists enjoying ⁠their summer vacations in camp sites and rental homes, underlined the severity of the fire. French President Emmanuel Macron said he had requested help from the European Union as the country's ⁠battle against wildfires intensifies. "France has requested the activation of the European Union's civil protection mechanism. We will soon ​be ⁠able to count on reinforcements from two Croatian ‌Canadair aircraft, two Portuguese Air Tractor planes, as well as two heavy Black Hawk helicopter