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Firefighters in the Alpes-Maritimes were called out to two cases of swimmers getting into difficulty at sea on Saturday - within a few minutes of each other.
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About 150 people have been evacuated in the Morbihan department in Brittany because of a forest fire. The prefect said this afternoon that 250 to 260 hectares had been consumed and the fire was two-thirds contained
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Germany, Greece, Poland, Romania, Austria and Italy have all provided support to France in the fight against multiple forest fires which have recently broken out across the country.
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Several member states of the European Union are sending reinforcements to help France fight the wildfires which are affecting several parts of the country
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More than 6,200 hectares of land and 17 houses have been destroyed by a forest fire in the Gironde. Almost a month after the region was devasted by forest fires, since Tuesday, firefighters have once again been deployed battling the flames and forcing the evacuation of 10,000 people.
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French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin has said that there are currently 200 fires per day starting in France. He said that 98% of them are extinguished but some go on to be big fires
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A five-year-old child has died after drifting out to sea on an inflatable buoy off the beach of Jaï, in Marignane in the Bouches-du-Rhône. Another child, aged three and also present on the buoy, was recovered conscious but suffering from hypothermia by the rescuers.
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Forest fires have flared up again in the Gironde, a region already badly hit by fires in July. 18 houses have been destroyed but, no victims have been deplored.
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A man brandishing a knife at Roissy Charles de Gualle airport in Paris has been shot dead by police officers
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A forest fire has been ravaging the heights of Ventimiglia across the border in Italy since Monday and this Wednesday morning, the smell of burning has extended to the Alpes-Maritimes.
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A teenager has been found dead in the lake of Saint-Cassien in the Pays de Fayence in the Var.
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A case of dengue fever has been detected in Fayence in the Var. Regional Health Agency employees have been going door to door to warn residents in the vicinity of the outbreak and identify areas of stagnant water
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A motorcyclist has been seriously injured following a road accident on the Moyenne Corniche. The accident occurred shortly after 6pm on Monday when the motorcyclist reportedly collided with a vehicle.
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Enquiries are continuing into the circumstances surrounding the death of a diver off the coast of Saint Raphael at the weekend
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The Var has been placed on a yellow weather alert for thunderstorms today while the heatwave alert has been extended.
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According to a study by Car Industry Analysis, the Principality is the country with the highest number of new Ferraris sold per inhabitant in the world.
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A 70-year-old man has drowned in the sea at La Londes-les-Maures in the Var on Sunday morning. The man is thought to have suffered a heart attack at the time.
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