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\nBeachgoers rest on the beach of Moutchic on the shore of Lake Lacanau as clouds of smoke rise into the sky from the Gironde wildfire<\/p>\n
Tour de France organisers have announced that they are shortening Sunday’s final stage due to the wildfires ravaging southwest France.<\/p>\n
The news came after the interior ministry had said that it would need to redeploy officers initially mobilised to provide security for the race, to areas affected by the fire.<\/p>\n
“In a spirit of national solidarity with the areas and communities affected, it was decided to adapt the route for the final stage from Thoiry to Paris,” organisers ASO said in a statement.<\/p>\n
The 21st stage was due to last 133km and begin west of Paris in Thoiry.<\/p>\n
\nBeachgoers rest on the beach of Moutchic on the shore of Lake Lacanau as clouds of smoke rise into the sky from the Gironde wildfire<\/p>\n
Instead, it will start on the Champs Elysees in Paris and take in a couple of extra laps around the famous avenue before joining the main Montmartre circuit, and will last only 89km.<\/p>\n
The wildfires around the Arcachon Bay area near Bordeaux in the Gironde region, and around Biscarrosse in the Landes, have destroyed more than 36,000 hectares of wooded area.<\/p>\n
Thousands of people have been evacuated, many from tourist spots.<\/p>\n
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