“High” risk on part of France this weekend

Bouches-du-Rhône are placed in red vigilance for risk of forest fires this Saturday and Sunday, Météo-France. Moreover, Six other departments are also alert.

You will have to be vigilant. Furthermore, The Bouches-du-Rhône will be on red vigilance with forest fires on Saturday. Nevertheless, Sunday, with a “very high” risk of fire starting with the return of the wind, alerts Friday Météo-France.

23 of the 25 forest massifs of the department will be strictly prohibited from access, said a press release from the prefect.

Six alert departments – "high" risk part france this

In addition to the Bouches-du-Rhône. the Var will also be on Sunday in red vigilance with forest fires, said Météo-France. And as of Saturday, access to the Toulon Mountains and Sainte-Baume will be prohibited.

For Saturday. five departments in total will be on orange alert with a “high” risk of forest fires: Aude, Gard, Pyrénées-Orientales, Var and Vaucluse. Sunday, “high” risk part france this Aude and Vaucluse will remain classified as orange. Access to several forest massifs of these departments will be closed or strictly regulated all weekend.

Since the start of the summer. the Bouches-du-Rhône have experienced dozens of fire starting and two very virulent fires. One traveled 750 hectares to the northern neighborhoods of Marseille. where he destroyed dozens of houses, and another in Martigues devoured 250 hectares of pine forest.