Thousands evacuated as wildfire continues to burn in southern France
Sunbathers are evacuated from the beach in Le Lavandou, in the French Riviera, as plumes of smoke rise from a nearby wildfire on July 26, 2017. French authorities ordered the evacuation of up to 12,000 people around a picturesque hilltop town in the southern Cote d’Azur region as fires hopscotched around the Mediterranean coast for a third day.
(Claude Paris / Associated Press)Almost 12,000 people have been forced to evacuate after a new wildfire broke out in southern France.
A plane drops fire retardant over a forest near La Londe-les-Maures in the French Riviera.
(Claude Paris / Associated Press)A man inspects the damage following a wildfire in Bormes-les-Mimosas, France.
(Anne-Christine Poujoulat / AFP/Getty Images)An aerial view shows plumes of smoke from wildfires in the outskirts of Bormes-les-Mimosas, France.
(Nadine Achoui-Lesage / Associated Press)Firefighters battle a blaze in Bormes-les-Mimosas, France.
(Anne-Christine Poujoulat / AFP/Getty Images)Men try to extinguish a fire in Bormes-les-Mimosas, France.
(Anne-Christine Poujoulat / AFP/Getty Images)Residents hose down hot spots following a fire in Bormes-les-Mimosas, France.
(Anne-Christine Poujoulat / AFP/Getty Images)A man inspects the damage to a burned-out house in Bormes-les-Mimosas, France.
(Anne-Christine Poujoulat / AFP/Getty Images)People try to extinguish a fire in Bormes-les-Mimosas, France.
(Anne-Christine Poujoulat / AFP/Getty Images)Residents inspect the damage to a home following a wildfire in Bormes-les-Mimosas, France.
(Anne-Christine Poujoulat / AFP/Getty Images)Wildfires continue to ravage the hillside in Bormes-les-Mimosas, France.
(Marion Leflour / AFP/Getty Images)Evacuatees take refuge on the beach on July 26, 2017, as a wildfire rages in the forest in Bormes-les-Mimosas, France.
(Marion Leflour / AFP/Getty Images)