Actor George Clooney, his wife Amal, and their twins were forced to flee their French country home as wildfires threatened the Provence region, underscoring the rising dangers facing residents and even the global elite. George Clooney, 65, and Amal Clooney, 48, evacuated their 18th-century estate, Domaine du Canadel, near Brignoles in southeastern France, as wildfires […] The post George Clooney and family evacuate French estate as wildfires threaten Provence region appeared first on American Almanac .
Actor George Clooney, his wife Amal, and their twins were forced to flee their French country home as wildfires threatened the Provence region, underscoring the rising dangers facing residents and even the global elite. George Clooney, 65, and Amal Clooney, 48, evacuated their 18th-century estate, Domaine du Canadel, near Brignoles in southeastern France, as wildfires scorched land just eight miles from their property. The decision came as temperatures climbed to 40°C and emergency evacuations swept the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region. The Clooneys’ nine-year-old twins, Alexander and Ella, left with their parents as authorities ordered at least 3,000 people to evacuate in the area in recent weeks, with 224,000 people displaced…Open
One of the largest fires in modern French history is raging near the vineyards of Bordeaux. That is just the latest problem for France’s embattled wine industry.
One of the largest fires in modern French history is raging near the vineyards of Bordeaux. That is just the latest problem for France’s embattled wine industry.
A wildfire so large it has begun producing its own winds and lightning is advancing on the French city of Bordeaux, displacing more than 250,000 people and stretching emergency services across southern Europe to their limits. French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez warned that the main blaze in the Gironde region of southwestern France had become […] The post Massive wildfire generating its own thunderstorms bears down on Bordeaux, forcing 250,000 to flee appeared first on American Almanac .
A wildfire so large it has begun producing its own winds and lightning is advancing on the French city of Bordeaux, displacing more than 250,000 people and stretching emergency services across southern Europe to their limits. French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez warned that the main blaze in the Gironde region of southwestern France had become "extremely intense and unpredictable," generating its own weather patterns and "advancing erratically toward the Bordeaux metropolitan area." The fire front stretches more than 20 kilometers, roughly 12 miles, and had burned through 98,000 hectares by Sunday evening, an area larger than many mid-sized American counties. Two firefighters died near Bordeaux on Tuesday. Seventy-five more have been…Open