Fast-Moving Wildfire in Southern France Forces Evacuations, Burns Homes in Var Region
Authorities said 615 firefighters and aircraft battled the blaze as it burned nearly 200 hectares, damaged rail service and injured one firefighter.
- On Sunday, a fast-moving wildfire broke out near Draguignan in the Mediterranean Var region, forcing the evacuation of dozens of homes as firefighters and water-bombing aircraft battled the blaze.
- Fanned by strong winds and dry vegetation after a Saturday heatwave where temperatures passed 40C in parts of the Var region, the fire spread rapidly through the area.
- Var prefect Simon Babre coordinated around 615 firefighters and five Canadair water bombers to contain the fire, which destroyed 10 homes and forced 150 people to evacuate from two affected towns.
- By Monday, SNCF reported rail service disruptions near the fire, while authorities closed roads into Les Arcs-sur-Argens; officials described the situation as "favourable" by late Sunday.
- Authorities maintained an orange heatwave alert for Monday, while parts of southern France remain on red alert for wildfires as extreme weather conditions persist across the region.
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The very intense fire that broke out Sunday afternoon in the Var, near Draguignan, was progressing favorably Sunday evening, but impacted about ten houses and slightly injured a firefighter.
Fast-moving wildfire in southern France forces evacuations, burns homes in Var region
A fast-moving wildfire in southern France forced dozens of residents to evacuate on Sunday as more than 600 firefighters and water-bombing aircraft battled the blaze. Fanned by strong winds and dry vegetation,…
Fast moving southern France wildfire forces evacuations, burns homes in Var
A fast-moving wildfire in southern France forced the evacuation of dozens of homes on Sunday as more than 600 firefighters and a fleet of water-bombing aircraft battled to contain the blaze, authorities said .
Dozens of homes in southern France were evacuated on Sunday after a forest fire spread rapidly in the Var department. Local authorities said more than 600 firefighters and a fleet of firefighting aircraft were battling the flames. AFP reports. The fire broke out near the town of Dra...
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