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Added on the 17/08/2021 07:58:09 - Copyright : Euronews EN
The Var fire brigade has released images of a violent blaze that broke out in the Var region in southern France. Hundreds of firefighters have been battling the flames in the hinterland of Saint-Tropez since Monday, where thousands of people, including tourists, have been evacuated. IMAGES
Firefighters backed by soldiers battle a wildfire in western Spain that has forced hundreds of people to evacuate from nearby villages. IMAGES
Romanian firefighters arrive to reinforce French firefighters battling a 40-kilometer (25 mile) active fire front in southwestern France. France has been buffeted this summer by the historic drought that has forced water use restrictions nationwide, as well as a series of heatwaves that experts say are being driven by climate change. IMAGES
Images filmed by the Gironde fire department show fires raging in the Landiras area, where nearly 500 people have been evacuated. 4.200 hectares have burned in three days in the area. IMAGES
Firefighters battle to extinguish a fire in an old people's home in Haguenau, in the Bas-Rhin region, which has left one man, an 88-year-old, dead in his room. IMAGES
Firefighters are hard at work in Vidauban, near the glitzy Riviera resort of Saint-Tropez, trying to contain France's worst wildfire of the summer, which has left two dead and forced thousands of residents and tourists to flee. IMAGES