Parts of southern France have been ravaged by forest fires stoked by drought and temperatures above 30°c, Belga News Agency reports.
Near the city of Narbonne, on the border with Spain, some 300 firefighters were mobilised against a blaze that engulfed some 120 hectares of forest.
🔴 Départ de feu signalé sur la commune d’Ornaisons, près de #Narbonne dans l’Aude. Évitez le secteur et facilitez l’accès aux sapeurs-pompiers du @SDIS11OFFICIEL. https://t.co/DDfiEte00d pic.twitter.com/oN8QMqlPJs
— FEUX DE FORÊT (@FeuxdeForet_FR) June 10, 2022
No victims were reported, nor were any buildings damaged.
On the Côte d’Azur, fire broke out in a mountainous area near the town of Grasse. The local fire service reported on Saturday that 150 firefighters were deployed to fight that fire, in difficult terrain.
