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S-W France wildfire burns through more than 500 hectares of land

The wildfire, which began Monday in the eastern Pyreneees area popular with tourists and close to the Spanish border, destroyed a campsite and forced the evacuation of more than 2,000 people before some 650 firefighters finally brought it under control on Tuesday.

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A fire in the south of France burned through 500 hectares (1,240 acres) of land and destroyed a campsite, with 2,000 people evacuated before the blaze was brought under control on Tuesday, reports The Guardian.

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