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.

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)

July 26, 2017 8:26 AM PT

Almost 12,000 people have been forced to evacuate after a new wildfire broke out in southern France.

Wildfire in southern France

A plane drops fire retardant over a forest near La Londe-les-Maures in the French Riviera.

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Wildfire in southern France

A man inspects the damage following a wildfire in Bormes-les-Mimosas, France.

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Wildfire in southern France

An aerial view shows plumes of smoke from wildfires in the outskirts of Bormes-les-Mimosas, France.

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Wildfire in southern France

Firefighters battle a blaze in Bormes-les-Mimosas, France.

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Wildfire in southern France

Men try to extinguish a fire in Bormes-les-Mimosas, France.

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Wildfire in southern France

Residents hose down hot spots following a fire in Bormes-les-Mimosas, France.

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Wildfire in southern France

A man inspects the damage to a burned-out house in Bormes-les-Mimosas, France.

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Wildfire in southern France

People try to extinguish a fire in Bormes-les-Mimosas, France.

(Anne-Christine Poujoulat / AFP/Getty Images)

Wildfire in southern France

Residents inspect the damage to a home following a wildfire in Bormes-les-Mimosas, France.

(Anne-Christine Poujoulat / AFP/Getty Images)

Wildfire in southern France

Wildfires continue to ravage the hillside in Bormes-les-Mimosas, France.

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Wildfire in southern France

Evacuatees take refuge on the beach on July 26, 2017, as a wildfire rages in the forest in Bormes-les-Mimosas, France.

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