Marseille wildfire latest: Huge blaze rages on edge of French city and shuts airport

Fire near Marseille He burned over 700 hectares (1,730 hectares) and is considered to be under control, although it is still worse, the regional prefect georges-Francois Leclerc said, but the forecast of strong winds meant that there was a risk that it could be advanced.

About 10 buildings were at least partially hit by fire, but the mortality and hundreds of homes were reported to the firefighter, he said.

Marseille’s hospital Nord temporarily passed on to generators “because of microphone cuts” associated with fire combustion outside the city.

“The goal is to ensure the image sector. We are not worried because we have a high level of autonomy,” Marseille University Hospitals are declared.

They added that due to disturbed traffic, the hospital asked workers to stay at their posts until the following teams begin their shift.

Meteo-France Weather Service said that the Mediterranean in the “critical situation” as a temperature on the rise across Europe.

In the statement on his website, Meteo-Frank said, “Thermal VAV that hit the country from 19. June to 4. July deteriorated drought soil and weakened vegetation across the country.

“Along the Mediterranean coast, the vegetation drought was taken. Spring rain allowed many grassy plants, who dried after a very hot and dry month. This can be fired in work. This is very unusual, similar to historical years like 2017.”

Spanish authorities ordered more than 18,000 inhabitants of the Province of Northeast Tarragona to remain indoors, and several dozens were evacuated as game set out of control.

Large parts of Spain are in a great warning for wildfires after the country has experienced its warmest June in the records.

Two people were killed in the wild 1. July in the region of Catalonia where Tarragona is.

The latest fire broke out on Monday early in the district area near Pavla village, where strong winds and rough terrain interfered with fire efforts, authorities said.

Meanwhile, a wildfire that began with Narbonne, in the southwest of France, was still active, it adored the winds of 60 kilometers per hour.

About 2,000 hectares burned out, listed by local prefecture.

Marseille Airport spokesman, the fourth busiest French, said planes did not take off or flown from noon.

Some flights are redirected to beautiful, nimes and other regional airports.

It is unclear when the airport will open again.

Michel Amiel, Mayor of the City of Les Pennes-Mirabeau, said for BFM TV that two housing estates were evacuated.

“At this stage, the population must remain limited to residential areas”, Provence-Alpe-Côte d’Azur Prefecture set to X.

“Close blinds and doors, keep your property clearly for emergency services and don’t travel on the roads.”