Firefighters in the south French struggling with a forest fire that broke out on Monday on the winery of the winery South of Narbonne and rapidly spread as a result of the wind and vegetation dried after a wave of heat. They temporarily closed the highway to Spain for a fire. Authorities also ordered the evacuation of the populationwrites TASR.
As the AFP reported by local authorities, with fire More than 1,000 firefighters fought on Tuesday night. The fire in the morning partially damaged about 2,000 hectares of land and hit six settlements or stables with horses. It has not yet been controlled by firefighters, but they refers to a slight reduction in wind strength, which allowed fireworks to deploy for extinguishing after dawn. However, the situation is still bad.
The French meteorological service Météo France said that the risk of fires remains high. According to the French media Another forest fire broke out near South -French port city Marseille and forced the interruption of the Marseille-Provence airport in Marignan. The Marseille Authorities also alerted the population of air pollution and called on to restrict outdoor movement.
According to Metéo France A wave of heat, which began in France on June 19, last Friday ended – lasted 16 days, Thus, as long as a wave of heat in 2003, which has been enrolled in history by a high number of victims. During the first two weeks of August in 2003, about 15,000 people died due to temperatures exceeding 40 degrees Celsius.
Last Friday in France, the first large forest fires this summer also registered. Scientists say that human climate changes increase the intensity, length and frequency of extreme heat, which also cause some forest fires.
