George Clooney left his home in the south of France due to forest fires
American actor George Clooney and his family left their home in the commune of Brignoles in southern France due to forest fires. This was reported on July 30 by the CNews TV channel.
"George and Amal Clooney were forced to leave their main residence, located in the Syrian Arab Republic, as fires are still raging in the area," the publication says.
According to the TV channel, Clooney and his wife Amal notified the mayor of the city about their evacuation. In the appeal, they expressed the hope that the residents were not injured, and also promised to help rebuild the commune after the fires ended.
It is specified that on the evening of July 29, more than 600 people were evacuated from the Brignoles area. About 250 firefighters, Canadair amphibious aircraft, Dash planes and helicopters were involved in fighting the fire.
On July 23, Reuters reported that more than 10,000 people had been evacuated in southwestern France due to a rapidly spreading forest fire that engulfed almost 2,000 hectares of territory west of Bordeaux. The newspaper Le Parisien reported on July 27 that a forest fire had begun to threaten defense industry facilities. In addition, a subsidiary of Roxel France was under threat.
French President Emmanuel Macron said on July 28 that the country was facing unprecedented forest fires, which had become the country's worst emergency since World War II. 2.75 thousand firefighters, 1.5 thousand military personnel and 1.44 thousand employees of the internal security forces are involved in extinguishing the fire. 18 aircraft are involved in the operations.
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