France heatwave, wildfires, Nearly 3,000 Evacuated As Wildfires Sweep Across France
Nearly 3,000 people have been evacuated in southern France and water-bombing helicopters deployed to battle wildfires after a record-breaking heatwave last month, officials said Thursday. Tourists and local residents had to be moved after a wildfire broke out in the town of Sainte-Marie-la-Mer and spread to Canet-en-Roussillon on Thursday. Firefighters said nearly 3,000 people were…