France: Massive fires devour thousands of hectares in the south of the country.

Arabian Sea Newspaper - Special

**((Arab Sea)) Follow-ups:** French local media reported, citing sources in the local administration in southern France, that a large fire is raging in one of the regions. Reports indicate that more than 2,400 hectares of land and crops have been burned as a result of the fire that broke out in Ribaute. BFM TV quoted Colonel Alexandre Jouassard, who holds a position in the Civil Defense Authority, as saying that 4,500 hectares were damaged by the fire that broke out in Ribaute. According to Jouassard, the flames spread with unusual speed, and it is unlikely that the fire will be extinguished by the evening. More than 1,000 firefighters battled the fire, which was fueled by strong winds.