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Thousands of people, including tourists camping, have been evacuated preventively on the
Cote d'Azur
of
France
, by a forest fire that devastates the area since Monday, firefighters reported.
"Thousands of people have been evacuated in a preventive way, but there are no victims. Some 750 firefighters are fighting against the fire that is still very virulent," added the spokeswoman for the firefighters.
The evacuations have taken place in the surroundings of
Cavalaire
and
Saint-Tropez
, especially near the towns of
Grimaud
and
La Mole
, the spokesperson said.
The prefecture of the department of the
Var
, where these towns are located, has confirmed the evacuation of several holiday campsites.
The fire that broke out Monday at
Sigues
on the A57 motorway, about 100 kilometers northeast of
Toulon
, has covered 3,500 hectares of forest "on Tuesday morning, according to firefighters.
"This is the area covered, but it is too early to estimate the area burned," said firefighters who continued to fight the fire from the air with planes and helicopters and on the ground.
Many Mediterranean countries, including
Greece
,
Italy
,
Spain
,
Algeria
and
Morocco
have registered serious fires in recent days
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