# France evacuates hundreds as new wildfire threatens southwestern Landes region

https://mins.news/en/item/21905

- France 24, 2026-08-14 06:54 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/france/20260814-france-evacuates-hundreds-new-wildfire-threatens-southwestern-landes-region

> Authorities evacuated 525 people from Luglon on Friday as a wildfire swept through pine forests in southwestern France. The blaze has burned 1,100 hectares and moved to within a few kilometres of the village centre during an unprecedented wildfire season.

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