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Foto/ Ferr në Francë, jugu pushtohet nga zjarri

Qindra njerëz janë evakuuar dhe nuk janë në gjendje që të kthehen në shtëpitë e tyre në Marsejë të Francës si pasojë e zjarreve të mëdha që kanë përfshirë vendin.

Megjithatë, autoritetet franceze kanë thënë se zjarret e mëdha nuk bëjmë ndonjë rrezik në qytetin jugor francez.

Raportohet se dy persona janë lënduar, njëri nga të cilët seriozisht.

A helicopter sprays fire extinguishing chemicals on a burning hillside near Marseille. The fires are the worst in the area for decades

People evacuate their horses from an area near Pennes-Mirabeau where the flames are out of control

A fire blazes at Les Pennes-Mirabeau, near Marseille. Whipped up by strong winds, the blaze took hold and has spread over 5,600 acres of scrubland, grass and some wooded areas

The fires have devastated a large area in southern France and prevailing winds are threatening to send them eastwards towards Marseille and the historic city of Aix-en-Provence

Driving towards Marseille the skies are filled with smoke from wildfires which have destroyed large areas of scrubland

Local residents watch the flames burning near Vitrolles as two men (right) go running, almost unaware of the danger

Firefighters - or pompiers as they are known in France - are risking their lives to staunch the flames. Here a fireman hauls a hose down a hillside only yards from an out of control fire

As darkness fell last night the firefighters continued to hose down forest areas in an effort to prevent the fire spreading

The night sky in Marseille is lit up by the flames on the hillside. Residents are terrified it will spread to the suburbs

A fireman appears to be almost walking on fire in this dramatic image

Motorists drive on the highway next to firefighters spraying fire extinguisher as part of an attempt to struggle against a fire that spread near Vitrolles, southern France

A man holds his head in his hands and a woman hugs her daughter as they gaze at the fires last night

More than 2,000 firefighters are working flat out and more are being drafted in to relieve the exhausted force

A fire blazes at Les Pennes-Mirabeau, near Marseille, southern France last night

A helicopter prepares to douse fires burning beside a motorway with special chemicals

The fire destroyed a number of cars and vans at a dealership in Vitrolles, near Marseille

Four firefighters were injured when their vehicle became trapped by flames but they managed to escape

French police stand at a roadblock as smoke fills the sky and blocks the sun as fires burn north of Marseille

The wildfires blazed across hillsides at Les Pennes-Mirabeau, near Marseille, last night, even endangering power lines
Smoke hangs low as it fills the sky while fires burn north of Marseille

Smoke has made driving hazardous on motorways in the area and high winds are set to make matters worse

Smoke from a fire near Fos-Sur-Mer drifts across the centre of Marseille, a large port city

High winds have exacerbated the problem and are set to make matters worse in the next few days

France's Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve has flown to the south of France to support firefighters' efforts

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