2021 France wildfires | |
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Date(s) | August 2021 |
Location | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France |
Impacts | |
Deaths | 2 [1] |
Damage | >100 million euros[ citation needed] |
Ignition | |
Cause | Organized arson[ citation needed] |
The 2021 France wildfires are multiple wildfires happening in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, mainly in Saint Tropez. [2] [3] [4] Two people died during the fires. [5]
On 17 August 2021, a devastating forest fire broke out, with a flame as high as 20 meters, in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur near Saint-Tropez. [6] Thousands of people were evacuated, in particular the villages around Cavalaire, Saint-Tropez, Grimaud and La Môle were evacuated. [2] [7] The Var prefecture also confirmed the evacuation of several campsites and urged people to avoid the roads adjacent to the Gulf of Saint-Tropez so as not to hinder rescue. About 750 firefighters are fighting the fires that destroyed a wooded area of 3,500 hectares.
2021 France wildfires | |
---|---|
Date(s) | August 2021 |
Location | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France |
Impacts | |
Deaths | 2 [1] |
Damage | >100 million euros[ citation needed] |
Ignition | |
Cause | Organized arson[ citation needed] |
The 2021 France wildfires are multiple wildfires happening in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, mainly in Saint Tropez. [2] [3] [4] Two people died during the fires. [5]
On 17 August 2021, a devastating forest fire broke out, with a flame as high as 20 meters, in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur near Saint-Tropez. [6] Thousands of people were evacuated, in particular the villages around Cavalaire, Saint-Tropez, Grimaud and La Môle were evacuated. [2] [7] The Var prefecture also confirmed the evacuation of several campsites and urged people to avoid the roads adjacent to the Gulf of Saint-Tropez so as not to hinder rescue. About 750 firefighters are fighting the fires that destroyed a wooded area of 3,500 hectares.