To the Wildfire Emergency in france now, and overnight it worsened forcing the Mass Evacuation of 10,000 people. This is the affected area in the south east of france the popular Provence Alpes cote dazur region. Lets try and show you how many individual fires lets try and show you how many individualfires are lets try and show you how many individual fires are burning along the mediterranean coast and on the mountains. Thousands of Fire Fighters and Military Personnel have been sent to the area. There has been a treat from the president marielle macron. Marielle macron. The bbcs Duncan Kennedy is in the south of france. The raging power of the fires was at its most this was bormes les mimosas, west of st tropez, where hillsides were engulfed by the burning shrubs and trees. For hours, it swept across the countryside in an unstoppable curtain of flames. Thousands of people, including british tourists were forced out of campsites and other homes. At around midnight we were then woken up
To the Wildfire Emergency in france now, and overnight it worsened forcing the Mass Evacuation of 10,000 people. This is the affected area in the south east of france the popular Provence Alpes cote dazur region. Lets try and show you how many individual fires lets try and show you how many individualfires are lets try and show you how many individual fires are burning along the mediterranean coast and on the mountains. Thousands of Fire Fighters and Military Personnel have been sent to the area. There has been a treat from the president marielle macron. Marielle macron. The bbcs Duncan Kennedy is in the south of france. The raging power of the fires was at its most this was bormes les mimosas, west of st tropez, where hillsides were engulfed by the burning shrubs and trees. For hours, it swept across the countryside in an unstoppable curtain of flames. Thousands of people, including british tourists were forced out of campsites and other homes. At around midnight we were then woken up
Tribunal is unlawful. The government has to pay back tens of millions of pounds. And adam peaty does it again a second gold medal at the world swimming championships. And coming up in sportsday on bbc news, Novak Djokovic is taking time off to recover from an elbow injury, a problem that forced him to retire from wimbledon earlier this month. Good evening. Environmental and Health Campaigners have criticised the governments long awaited clean air strategy, saying it doesnt go far or fast enough to tackle pollution in our towns and cities. The plan, ordered by the high court, includes a ban on new petrol and Diesel Vehicles from 2040, and measures which could allow local councils much sooner to change road layouts, remove speed humps, or penalise the dirtiest vehicles. The aim is to encourage us all to switch to electric vehicles. Heres our science editor, david shukman. 0n the worst days, the pollution hangs like a mist over our cities. The gases and particles cause asthma and heart tr