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New measures to fight drought conditions have been introduced in some eastern areas of the Alpes-Maritimes until August 31. Thirteen additional municipalities have been elevated to "crisis" level.
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The Var has been placed on a yellow weather alert by Météo France.
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Three people have been injured following a shooting in the Var. The incident occurred this morning between Brignoles and Cabasse and has led to the closure of the RD79 to motorists.
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Today marks the beginning of one the busiest weekends on roads in France.The whole of the country is classified as red for departures and the south-east is red for those returning.
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A man has been arrested in Antibes this afternoon after firing a gun from his balcony
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The break in the heatwave will be short lived as Météo France forecasts a new heat wave in France for the beginning of August.
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A man has been reported missing between La Tour-sur-Tinée and Lantosque in the Alpes Maritimes. Damien Riposati was last seen several days ago when he left to visit a farmer in a neighbouring village.
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Firefighters have still been engaged in fighting a forest fire in the Gorges du Verdun this afternoon
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A 70-year-old motorist has died of a heart attack while at the wheel of his car.
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A major fire has broken out in the Gorges du Verdon destroying 170 hectares. The forest fire broke out on Tuesday July 26th in the early afternoon in the village of Rougon and is still "active" this Wednesday.
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This Tuesday, for the 57th consecutive day, temperatures were above normal for the season in Marseille. The previous record dates back to 2006, when temperatures exceeded the norm for 48 days in a row.
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Firefighters in the Var have announced the presence of a blue shark measuring two metres in the Almanarre beach area in Hyères in the Var this Wednesday morning.
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A truck has caught fire following an accident on the A8 motorway. The accident occurred shortly after 5.30am this Wednesday morning after the Nice centre exit eastbound.
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A boat has been completely destroyed by flames in the port of Cannes. The incident occurred on Tuesday night when the 18-meter sailboat which was docked in the port of Cannes suddenly caught fire without causing any casualties.
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A 34-year-old man from Roquebrune has drowned at the Larvotto beach in Monaco. The tragic incident occurred shortly before 11pm on Tuesday evening.
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Firefighters have been dealing with two fires in undergrowth in the Var this afternoon. One was in the municipality of Flasans near the DN 7 at the level of the expressway, the other was in the municipality of La Cadiere d'Azur.
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The compulsory MOT for two-wheelers will not be introduced as planned. The decree aiming to make it an obligation for two-wheelers from 2023 has been abolished.
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The village of Roquestron in the Alpes Maritimes is to open a “house of happiness”.
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France's National Prosecutor’s Financial Office has opened an investigation targeting the assets acquired in France by Russian oligarchs close to President Vladimir Putin, following a complaint filed at the end of May by the NGO Transparency International France (TIF).
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The prefect of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine et Gironde has announced that the fire in Landiras is now over after 12 days. The fire in La Teste de Buch has been over since Saturday. Fabienne Buccio said that all the inhabitants who were evacuated will therefore be able to return to their homes.
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A man has been found dead after a fire broke out near the Ikea store in Nice. The fire broke out late afternoon of Sunday in a shed near the Ikea in the Saint-Isidore district.
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