George and Amal Clooney Flee $8.3 Million French Home as Southern Europe Wildfires Spread
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Updated · The Independent · Jul 31
George and Amal Clooney Flee $8.3 Million French Home as Southern Europe Wildfires Spread
3 articles · Updated · The Independent · Jul 31
Summary
George and Amal Clooney said they evacuated their Brignoles home in southern France and do not know whether the property will survive the fires.
224,000 people have been evacuated from France's Gironde region and another 3,000 from Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, where the Clooneys live, as heat, dry vegetation, low humidity and strong winds drive the blazes.
42,000 hectares have burned near Bordeaux in France's largest wildfire, with officials warning that high temperatures and shifting winds could trigger fresh flare-ups despite some containment progress.
10,000 people remain displaced in Spain's Castellón area, while Greece has reported three firefighter deaths, underscoring how the prolonged heatwave is keeping wildfire danger high across southern Europe.