In the Gard department in the Mediterranean area, three fires are burning, and in the municipality of Canet-en-Roussillon just north of the Spanish border, there is "major damage," writes BFMTV.
A red alert has been issued in six departments around the Mediterranean, as the risk of forest fires is "very high". According to information given to Franceinfo, there are fires in about 30 places and 2,000 firefighters are working to put them out.
On Thursday, around 3,000 people were evacuated after a fire broke out at a campsite in the town of Sainte-Marie-la-Mer, in southwestern France. Dozens of caravans and motorhomes were destroyed before the fire spread.
