Dozens injured as France battles blaze amid pandemic vaticannews.va
As France re-emerges from lengthy coronavirus lockdowns, the nation is now facing a new battle to prevent fires from spreading. From the air, vast plumes of smoke could be seen billowing above a picturesque wooded area near the Mediterranean coast.
Fires forced the evacuation of 2,700 tourists, nursing home residents, and others here in the Marseille region. Some 1,800 firefighters, backed by helicopters and planes, already battled the worst blaze through the night around the town of Martigues. But they could not prevent the destruction of several businesses…
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