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1. Patchy rain falls in parts of France's Gironde region, with more possible over weekendpublished at 22:23
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   Ben Rich
   Lead Weather Presenter
   Much-needed rain is currently falling in parts of the Gironde region of France with scattered showers and thunderstorms moving in from the west.
   This rain is quite patchy in nature but authorities will be hoping that it becomes more widespread overnight and during tomorrow.
   As well as that, easterly winds which have been bringing very dry air from the interior of France are being replaced by west or north-westerly winds which will instead feed moist and humid air across the region, from the Atlantic.
   However, these winds will still be strong and rather gusty – perhaps touching 50km/h (31mph) or more – so despite the change to a more favourable direction, they could continue to fan the flames.
   Further spells of rain are possible, but not guaranteed, over the weekend. However it looks likely to turn largely dry once again next week, and temperatures will climb.
   Winds will be rather variable but will occasionally blow from the dry interior, so forecasters will be watching the conditions very closely as they unfold.
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2. 'At first we dismissed it but then everyone was packing in a panic'published at 22:12
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   Image source,Reuters
   Image caption,
   Hundreds of firefighters have been deployed to help tackle the wildfire in the Gironde region
   Olivia Jarratt, 44, was evacuated from the Truc Vert campsite in Lège-Cap-Ferret with her husband and two children in the early hours of Friday morning.
   Her daughter was woken with sirens and the family left their tent, camping gear and bikes behind as they made the drive to Bordeaux.
   "At first, we dismissed it, and thought she was having a nightmare, but we realised it was all going on, and everyone was packing in a panic. There's only one road off the peninsula, so people were trying to be as quick as possible.
   "There was a loudspeaker with the sirens, but obviously that was in French, and with everything, we couldn't understand what was happening."
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3. British holidaymakers saw 'several fires in the distance' whilst evacuatingpublished at 21:59
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   Headmaster David Morton, 53, from Gloucester in southwest England, had been on holiday with his wife and sons when they received an emergency alert via text overnight on Thursday instructing them to evacuate.
   The family were staying in a house in Petit Piquey, in the Cap Ferret peninsula, and were woken up at 03:00 local time (02:00 BST) by an alert on the property's landline.
   "Everyone was driving with their lights on, driving very slowly – there was lots of fire service people, ambulances, police on the other side of the road controlling things and we could see several fires in the distance as we drove," he has told the BBC.
   "It's different from seeing it on the television… seeing it blazing out of control despite hundreds and hundreds of firemen and women helping."
   Image source,David Morton
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4. France has had a terrible year for forest fires but worst could be yet to comepublished at 21:44
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   Hugh Schofield
   Paris Correspondent
   The outlook for these fires in France is not optimistic.
   The winds are shifting and unpredictable, and months of heat and drought have created alarmingly dangerous conditions.
   It's already been a terrible year for forest fires, but in France, these are the most severe yet.
   The great fear is that the worst is yet to come.
   There’s no prospect of rain, and next week more high temperatures are forecast.
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5. Wildfires are 'the worst-case scenario' says French mayorpublished at 21:35
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   Image source,Reuters
   The mayor of one of the hardest hit areas of France has described how the wildfires are "the worst-case scenario" and authorities are dealing with a "massive, unprecedented fire".
   The Mayor of Lège-Cap Ferret Philippe de Gonneville tells reporters how the region has "faced extreme weather conditions for the last month and a half" without rain and with temperatures above average.
   "It is unheard of," he says. "Neither we nor the firefighters have ever seen anything like it."