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French Labour Minister Olivier Dussopt has been in Nice and Saint-Laurent du Var this afternoon. He was accompanied on his visit by Minister Delegate in charge of Small and Medium Enterprises, Trade, Crafts and Tourism, Olivia Gregoire and the Prefect of the Alpes-Maritimes Bernard Gonzalez.
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Three people have been injured, including one critically after a road accident between Saint-Laurent-du-Var and Nice.
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A young man has been stabbed to death in the city centre of Marseille.
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While the fires in Gironde southwestern France appear to have stabilised, as confirmed by the prefecture on Thursday afternoon, 6,000 of the nearly 37,000 people evacuated have been able to return to their homes and 200 firefighters who came from across France have returned to their departments.
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The prefect of Nouvelle-Aquitaine et Gironde has said this afternoon that the situation regarding the two forest fires in the area seems to be stabalizing. The Prefect said that the fires did not progress last night, there have still been no serious injuries and no new homes were destroyed
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“For the second day in a row, the two fires” which have been burning in the Gironde since July 12th, have not progressed”.
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President Macron has paid tribute to the firefighters involved in battling the major fires in the Gironde. On a visit to the department this afternoon he said they are "absolute heroes" for fighting what he called "one of he greatest fires in our history".
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After several days of fighting the flames in the Gironde southwestern France, authorities noted a “glimmer of hope” on Tuesday evening as the flames appeared to ease.
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Firefighters in Gironde in the west of France continue to battle the two major forest fires which have now been burning for a week. In an update this afternoon the Prefect of Nouvell-Aquitaine et Gironde said that 19,300 hectares had now been burned in the fires
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World Drowning Prevention Day will take place on July 25th. The day is an opportunity to remember the impact of drowning on families and communities, and to propose positive and practical solutions to promote safety in the water - with the aim of reducing the number of drowning deaths worldwide.
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Forest fires continue to spread in the Gironde near Bordeaux as more people are evacuated. 16,700 hectares have been destroyed, representing more than one and a half times the area of Paris.
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The heatwave is continuing across France today, with temperatures exceeding 40 degrees in western areas. Several departments on the west coast are on a top-level Meteo France Red Alert for high temperatures
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A man in his forties has been run over by a vehicle on the A 50 motorway in Marseille. The accident happened at around 5 a.m. this Monday morning.
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A group of teenagers from a holiday village in the Var have discovered a lifeless body floating in the sea. The group made the discovery on Sunday evening at around 11pm and immediately alerted police.
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Fifteen departments, mostly on the western side of France, have been placed on red heatwave alert, meanwhile 51 others including the Alpes Maritimes, are on an orange alert with record temperatures expected today Monday 18th July. Night-time temperatures are not expected to drop below 25 degrees.
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