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2,500 holidaymakers evacuated due to wildfires in south of France 

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epa07627846 Hydroplanes in action as French firefighter attends a training session for the opening day of the fire forest season, next to the village of Celles, in Southern France, 05 June 2019. More than 300 firefighters are present for the exercise. In the approach of the summer, the fire risk in the region is considered worrying because of the drought. EPA-EFE/GUILLAUME HORCAJUELO

 

Over 2,500 campers were evacuated from campsites in Argeles-sur-Mer, outside the city of Perpignan close to the French border with Spain, just as the holiday season gets underway, the local authorities said.

It is not clear what caused the fire that erupted Monday. Two Canadair water bombers and some 30 vehicles are being used to put the fire out. But gusts of some 70 kilometres an hour were complicating the task.

Via RFI 

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