Thousands of people have been evacuated from the Var area of southern France owing to a wildfire, according to a fire service spokeswoman who spoke to AFP on Tuesday.
“Thousands of people have been evacuated as a precaution, but no one has been injured. Approximately 750 firemen are battling the blaze, which is still raging “she stated
France is the latest Mediterranean country to be affected by extreme weather and wildfires, which climate scientists predict will grow more prevalent as a result of man-made global warming.
According to the fire brigade, the swiftly expanding fire, which started on Monday approximately 100 kilometers (60 miles) from the Mediterranean city of Toulon, had already covered more than 3,500 hectares of forest and scrubland as of Tuesday morning.
According to a spokeswoman for the fire department, the most of the evacuations have taken place in and around Saint-Tropez, as well as the towns of Le Mole and Grimaud.
