More than 500 people have been evacuated from their homes after another wildfire broke out in south-west France, fanned by extreme heat and changeable winds.
Hundreds of firefighters are battling the blaze in the south-west Landes département, which has already burned 1,100 hectares, fanned by strong and changeable winds which made the fire spread rapidly.
The Landes département saw a major fire near Biscarrosse in July, the latest blaze in is the Luglon area, around 50km south of the area that burned in July.
The Luglon wildfire area, south of Bordeaux. Map: Google Maps
Overnight 525 people were evacuated from their homes, according to local authorities.
