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More than 220,000 people forced to leave their homes due to wildfires in France

NPR | By A Martínez
Published July 28, 2026 at 2:43 AM MDT

NPR's A Martínez speaks with AFP journalist Sebastian Braddock about the wildfires that have forced hundreds of thousands of people to evacuate their homes in southwestern France.

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A Martínez
A Martínez is one of the hosts of Morning Edition and Up First. He came to NPR in 2021 and is based out of NPR West.
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