About 1,200 people were evacuated from a campsite due to two wildfires near the beach in the north of France, local officials said on Wednesday.
Wildfire Season
France and the wider European continent have been battling an unusually active wildfire season, as a relatively wet winter fueled growth in vegetation that then dried out during rolling heatwaves.
French environment minister Monique Barbut said earlier on Wednesday that the heatwaves could result in as much as €15 billion ($17 billion) in direct and indirect costs.
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