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A large wildfire erupted between Sainte-Marie-la-Mer and Canet-en-Roussillon in the Pyrénées-Orientales region of France on July 2nd. Over a hundred firefighters were mobilized to combat the blaze.
Thousands of people have been evacuated in southern France as multiple wildfires, exacerbated by a recent heatwave, continue to spread. Over 2,000 firefighters are battling the blazes, which have affected areas including Canet-en-Roussillon and Aude.
Ilyas Kherbouch, known as 'Ganito', who escaped from Villepinte prison on March 7, was arrested on Friday evening in Canet-en-Roussillon and subsequently presented to Parisian judges.