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A major wildfire broke out Thursday evening burning 240 hectares and prompting the evacuation of 104 people in Martigues, Bouches-du-Rhône. Meanwhile, the wildfire in Fréjus, Var, has been brought under control, though the night was challenging for firefighters.
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Train traffic between Hyères and Toulon has been halted following a serious incident. Trains were affected on Thursday, July 17th, shortly after 1pm after a woman reportedly lay down on the railway tracks at a level crossing near Hyères station just as a TER train was approaching.
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Clear skies with a gentle breeze. Highs of 30 degrees in Monaco and Antibes, 31 degrees in Nice and 29 degrees in Menton and Saint-Tropez. This evening going down to 22 degrees with clear skies.
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A 38-year-old man has been fatally struck by a truck early Thursday, the 17th of July, on the A8 motorway near Coudoux, Bouches-du-Rhône.
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Tensions are running high in Antibes, where around thirty animal rights activists from the group One Voice have gathered outside the former Marineland Park this week.
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Météo-France has extended the yellow heatwave warning in the Var for today Thursday, July 17th. The warning is in place until 10pm this evening with high temperatures expected to persist throughout the day reaching up to 38 degrees inland and around 36 degrees in coastal areas.
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Due to ongoing drought, the Var department has placed nearly 150 communes under water vigilance and four under official drought alert.
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Meteo France have placed the Var on a top-level red alert for forest fires today. Two other nearby departments, the Bouches-du-Rhone and the Vaucluse are also on red alert
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The Var department will be placed under red alert for wildfires on Wednesday the 16th of July, due to a "very high" risk, worsened by strong Mistral and Tramontane winds.
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Commemorations took place yesterday in Nice to mark the anniversary of the attack in July 2016 in which 86 people lost their lives
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French TV host and producer Thierry Ardisson has died in Paris at the age of 76 from liver cancer, his family announced.
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