French authorities ordered the complete evacuation of the Cap Ferret peninsula on Friday, launching boats to help rescue people from the popular tourist destination as wildfires tear across western Europe.

France experienced at least 5,700 more deaths than usual during a historic heat wave last month, according to the public health agency.

Isaac del Toro defended his white jersey, with the UAE Team Emirates rider crossing in seventh to retain his third place in GC. Decathlon’s Paul Seixas, the 19-year-old French hope, was ninth and is still in fourth, 24 seconds behind Del Toro and almost three minutes ahead of Martinez.

More than 10,000 people were evacuated overnight in southwestern France as a wildfire raged Thursday near the coastal town of Lège Cap-Ferret, which is popular with tourists, on the Atlantic Ocean. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.

As lawmakers approve a social media ban on kids and phones in high schools, Macron says France is "leading the way in Europe when it comes to protecting our children."

Wildfires raced across forests in France and Spain, sending residents fleeing and filling the sky with smoke as firefighters from across Europe joined efforts to contain the blazes.

On July 25, 2000, an Air France Concorde supersonic jet crashed on takeoff from Paris, killing 113 people, including four on the ground.

A French government delegation will travel to its southern neighbor to learn how it copes with long spells of hot weather.