France orders evacuation of tourist spot as hundreds flee wildfires by boat

Around 20,000 people within the Gironde region had been evacuated on Thursday, many of whom were ors to campsites on the peninsula.

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday night the wildfire situation in the country was "very tense" - especially in the Gironde region.

Down the Atlantic coast, around the town of Biscarrosse in France's Landes region, another "major" fire that began on Thursday afternoon has prompted the evacuations of more than 23,000 people.