Families Describe Wildfire 'Nightmare' as Marseille Came Close to Disaster

Families describe wildfire 'nightmare' as Marseille came close to disaster

Summer wildfires are common around the Mediterranean, but the fire season has started early - and people are experiencing the increasing risk the infernos pose to their neighbourhoods.

French warned of high-risk summer for wildfires as Marseille blaze contained

Mayor urges people to exercise utmost caution as weather service says situation around Mediterranean is criticalMore than 15,000 residents of Marseille confined to their homes have been allowed out after a wildfire on the outskirts of France’s second city was brought under control, but officials have warned the country faces an exceptionally high-risk summer.Fanned by gale-force winds and kindled by parched vegetation, several fires have burned …

Huge Marseille wildfire is pushed back but authorities warn ‘it is not finished’

Officials said the airport for France's second-largest city could close for commercial flights to prioritise air resources if the fire flared up again