A great forest fire, started on Monday in Les Pennes-Mirabeaunorth of Marseille, he has forced Fully close the Marseille Provence airport From noon and has caused Confinement recommendations for thousands of residents in the city and nearby municipalities.
The flames, fed by Strong Mistral winds up to 70 km/h, temperatures above 30 ° C and extremely dry vegetation After a heat wave, they have devastated approximately 30 hectares of land. The dense and toxic smoke extends through the neighborhoods of northern Marseille, which has raised the levels of concern between neighbors who have received Alert messages To close doors and windows, and avoid leaving their homes except for essential cases.
Marseille Provence airport has suspended all commercial flights from the closure of the track around noon; Some flights have been deviants to nearby airports such as Nice, Nîmes or Montpellier. The Railway connections Nearly, meanwhile, they have also been interrupted to facilitate emergency access.
The emergency response has been intense: a display of 168 Firefightersbacked by 68 tank trucks, two helicopters and Five cistern aircraftThey work in a coordinated manner in extinction work. Have also been enabled municipal sports center and social centers as possible host spaces if necessary.
Although victims have not yet been told, in Les Pennes-Mirabeau they have evacuated two residential setsand hundreds of children remain waiting to be collected in leisure centers from the north of the city. At the moment a general mandatory evacuation has not been issued, although the authorities have warned that they remain in maximum alert and they are even waiting for orders to activate the broader eviction of neighborhoods 15th and 16th of Marseille.
A worrying situation for southern Europe
Another great conflagration in Narbonne has burned near 2,000 hectares And traffic has interrupted by the A9 highwaywhich connects with Spain. The drought conditions, Heat waves and intense windaccentuated by the Climate changethey have turned southern Europe into a growing risk zone.
