Wildfires ravaging southern France

Unusually hot, dry weather and the Mistral wind are playing havoc in
Provence, spreading fierce fires across the Mediterranean region

F R A N C E
I T A L Y
P R O V E N C E
C O R S I C A

Montpellier
Marseille
Toulon
Saint-Tropez
Cannes
Nice 
Monaco
Genoa
Turin
Luberon Mirabeau
Aix-en-Provence
Gigaro

M e d i t e r r a n e a n  S e a

Biguglia
Aleria
Carros
Ajaccio
Porto-Vecchio

Mistral: Wind driving flames across parkland at up to 90km/h

Jul 24: Canadair CL-415 water bomber drops water over 400 hectare fire in Mirabeau

Wildfires of note (highly visible or posing potential threat to public safety)

30 miles
50km

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