Wildfires in Southern France Forces Thousands From Their Homes
- A wildfire in southern France near the Spanish border forced over 10,000 people to evacuate from about two dozen towns and villages due to strong winds fanning the flames.
- The European Union sent four waterbombing aircraft from Cyprus and Sweden, plus over 100 firefighters, to assist emergency teams near Perpignan.
- The fire injured 16 people, including firefighters, and burned approximately 4,600 hectares amid early summer heatwaves that increased fire risk.
- Police arrested an employee contracted by Catalonia's regional government on suspicion of starting the wildfire with an angle grinder.
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Daily StarForeign Office updates France travel advice as country hit by wildfires
The Foreign Office's latest France travel advice has been updated with more information for Brits as wildfires have been raging across Europe and seen thousands evacuated from high risk areas
The European Union has authorised the dispatch of four aerial aircraft to help firefighters fighting the flames, from the Pyrénées-Orientales to Drôme, an aid made possible by this scheme launched in 2001 by the European Commission.
The European Commission has announced on Monday that it will deploy four water bombers, aircraft that will "arrive from Cyprus and Sweden", says the EU. Portugal is also benefiting from this aid. - Fires in the South: France calls for European aid to combat fires (International).
European Union Deploys Four Firefighting Aircraft to Help Combat the Forest Fires in Southern France
It is summer vacation, so in this live blog we will keep you updated on the weather in holiday destinations, the heat, fires, and traffic jams at and towards your holiday destination. You can also read the latest news here about wildfires in Europe and the situation at the major airports.
The European Union has sent intervention planes and hundreds of firefighters to help France and Portugal, where the flames fuelled by the canyula in recent days have covered several areas and have mixed thousands of hectares of vegetation.
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