'Fierce' wildfire near Saint-Tropez forces evacuations in FranceBy Tuesday morning, the fire had already covered more than 3,500 hectares of forest and scrubland. LE LUC, France: Thousands of people, including tourists in campsites, have been evacuated to escape a wildfire raging near the plush tourist resort of Saint-Tropez in southern France, the fire service said Tuesday. "This is the area covered but it is too early to estimate the area burned," the spokeswoman said. - 'Difficult battle' -Evacuations have mainly taken place around Saint-Tropez and the villages of Le Mole and Grimaud, Vienco said. "During the night we managed to prevent the fire from reaching Garde-Freinet," a village about 20 kilometres from Saint-Tropez.

Source: Bangkok Post August 17, 2021 07:18 UTC