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Fires in the Alpes Maritimes - Firefighters have managed to control forest fires which broke out at the weekend in the Alpes Maritimes region. 31 hectares were destroyed on Saturday in Nice, Colomars, Tende and Saint-Auban. No homes were affected. The fire and rescue service of the Alpes-Maritimes has called for vigilance due to the extreme dry weather and drought.
Investigation into fatal road accident - An investigation is still underway following a fatal car accident which killed three people in Monaco in the early hours of Saturday morning. The accident occurred in the Louis-II tunnel shortly after 4.15am. The vehicle which was traveling towards Port Hercule lost control before violently hitting the concrete wall near the entrance to the Rainier-III Auditorium and bursting into flames.
Three dead following shootings in Marseille - Three people have been killed and five others injured following three shootings in Marseille. Sunday evening saw three different shootings take place; all the victims were men in their twenties. Police believe the shootings are connected to drug trafficking in the city. Since the beginning of the year 13 people have been shot dead in drug related shootings.
Pile up on the dual carriage way in Nice - A pile-up on the voie Mathis in Nice has left eight people injured, two seriously. More than thirty firefighters were deployed on Sunday evening and all lanes were cut off to traffic. The cause of the crash remains to be determined.
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