French Riviera wildfire not spreading but still uncontrolled
Source: AP
LE LUC, France (AP) — Firefighters have tamed but not fully controlled a huge wildfire blazing through the backcountry of the French Riviera, a regional administrator said Friday.
The prefect of the Var region, Evence Richard, told reporters that the fire was considered stabilized, meaning not spreading. But he warned that rising temperatures and a changing wind forecast for the weekend could bring more bad news.
“We can’t exclude a new restart of the fire,” he said.
The fire has killed two people since it started Monday, a man in his 50s who died at his home in Grimaud, about 12 kilometers (7.5 miles) inland from Saint Tropez, and a 32-year-old woman on vacation in the same village.
Cars burnt by wildfires are pictured in Val de Gilly, southern France, Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021. A fire that has ravaged forests near the French Riviera for four days is slowing down as winds and hot weather subside, but more than 1,100 firefighters were still struggling to get it under control Thursday, local authorities said. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
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