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AsiaOne
09-07-2025
- Climate
- AsiaOne
Marseille airport closed as firefighters continue to battle wildfire, World News
PARIS — A wildfire that had reached the northwestern outskirts of France's second city of Marseille lost intensity overnight on Wednesday (July 9), but the airport was closed as firefighters continued to battle the flames. Residents who had been told to stay in their homes for their own safety were once again allowed out. "With the fire in northern Marseilles now clearly under control, we can announce this morning that the 16th arrondissement is no longer under lockdown," Marseille Mayor Benoit Payan said in a post on social media platform X. "I call on all Marseille residents to exercise the utmost caution in the area, as emergency services are hard at work," he added. La nette régression de l'incendie qui a atteint le Nord de Marseille nous permet d'annoncer ce matin le déconfinement du 16e arrondissement. J'appelle tous les Marseillais à la plus grande prudence dans le secteur, les secours sont au travail. — Benoît Payan (@BenoitPayan) July 9, 2025 Local officials said that the airport would close for commercial flights to prioritise air resources, although some roads could reopen for the passage of emergency services. It was too soon for the hundreds of residents who had fled from the wildfire to return, officials said. Hundreds of firefighters, aided by helicopters and aircraft, had been fighting the flames, fanned by winds of up to 70 kph (43 mph) and which brought plumes of smoke over the southern coastal city. The fire had burnt through 700 hectares (2.7 sq m) but no fatalities had been reported and hundreds of homes had been saved, regional prefect Georges-Francois Leclerc said late on Tuesday. Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau told reporters late on Tuesday that the fire had been fast-moving. Climate change has made wildfires more destructive in Mediterranean countries in recent years. This week and last week, fires raged in northeastern Spain, on the Greek island of Crete and in Athens. [[nid:719813]]
Metro
08-07-2025
- Metro
Apocalyptic wildfire 'at gates of Marseille' with smoke blocking out sun
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A fast-moving wildfire is approaching France's second biggest city Marseille and has closed the city's airport while residents have been advised to stay indoors. Photos show the city blanketed by thick clouds of smoke from the wildfire that is being driven by winds of up to 70 kilometres an hour. Around 168 firefighters are tackling the blaze of around 30 hectares near the town of Les Pennes-Mirabeau, north of Marseille. People living in the 16th arrondissement of the city have been told to 'remain confined' as the fire nears the city. Marseille Mayor Benoit Payan wrote on X: 'The violent fire declared in Pennes-Mirabeau is now at the gates of Marseille. 'I ask all Marseillais to be extremely vigilant and to limit their movements as much as possible to make way for emergency services, particularly in the north of the city. 'Residents of the 16th arrondissement are requested to remain confined.' He added that the French Navy would form part of the response to the spread of the wildfire. Monique Baillard, a resident of Les Pennes-Mirabeau, described the scene as 'very striking' and 'apocalyptic even'. A spokesperson for Marseille Airport confirmed that flights had not been taking off or landing since around midday. Some flights have been diverted to cities like Nice, Nimes and other regional airports. It is not yet known when the airport will reopen. Train lines were also suspended heading north and west from Marseille because of a fire near the tracks, the SNCF train operator said. Another wildfire that started near Narbonne, in southwestern France, was still active on Monday, fanned by winds of 60 kilometres per hour, causing around 2,000 hectares to burn. Destructive wildfires have already caused havoc in the Mediterranean this summer. More Trending More than 1,500 people were evacuated from their homes and hotels on the Greek island of Crete last week. Evacuations were ordered at three sites outside the port of Ierapetra on the island's south coast while 230 firefighters battled the flames. Elsewhere in Europe, extreme heat has been deadly. A ten-year-old American girl collapsed and died during a visit to the Palace of Versailles in France last week. Spain has also faced temperatures in the low 40s, and has also experienced wildfires in multiple places across the country. Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@ For more stories like this, check our news page. MORE: How the €1 European house scheme actually works MORE: Experts warn London is at risk of flash flooding: 'It doesn't bear thinking about' MORE: Yorkshire Water hosepipe ban may be in place until winter after incredibly dry spring
Yahoo
30-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
🗣️ Have your say: should French fans get behind PSG?
🗣️ Have your say: should French fans get behind PSG? The debate of the week! 🙌 This Saturday night, the most anticipated match of the year for many football fans is approaching: the Champions League final between PSG and Inter. 🏟️ We've spent the week hearing the media ask every celebrity, like F1 stars, who they will be supporting during the final. 🤔 Advertisement And if Zidane, or certain former OM figures like Basile Boli (who later clarified his comments, explaining that he was "Marseillais for life but French first"), have shown their support for the capital club because it's a "French club", in Marseille the animosity towards PSG and the desire to be the only ones with the European star prevail. 😒 A symbol of this resistance and animosity, sales of Inter jerseys have exploded in Marseille in recent days! 🚀 So, should we really support PSG on Saturday, just because it's a French club? Or are the people of Marseille, like others, right to resist? 🤷♂️ Tell us in the comments what you think, who you will be supporting, and how you see this final unfolding ⬇️ Also read: - Di Maria officializes his new club Advertisement - C1: the ranking of top scorers before the final - The favorite football clubs of Roland-Garros stars 👏 This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here. 📸 FRANCK FIFE - AFP or licensors
AU Financial Review
21-05-2025
- AU Financial Review
The south of France as you've never seen it before
Two fishing villages at either end of the Bay of Marseille guard the city's coastline like a pair of crab claws. At the northern edge of the seafront is L'Estaque, with its bohemian artistic past; at the southern limits is Les Goudes, which looks set for an increasingly bourgeois future. For generations, both have been popular day-trips for the Marseillais, but today, the villages are drawing a more Parisian crowd.
Yahoo
17-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
PSG win over Marseille marred by homophobic, racist chants. It's an ongoing problem in French soccer
A French campaign group has called on the country's authorities to punish homophobic and racist chanting after the biggest match in the league between Paris Saint-Germain and Marseille was marred by discriminatory singing. The abuse tarnished PSG's 3-1 win over its bitter rival in what is known as "Le Classique", and again highlighted soccer's inability to properly deal with the issue. French referees have the power to stop play if fans chant homophobic and racist slurs in stadiums. But Sunday's match at the Parc des Princes was not paused by referee Clément Turpin — who is considered one of the best in Europe — despite repeated incidents. The Rouge Direct group called on Monday for the ministers of sport, interior and justice, as well as officials from the French soccer federation and league, to 'ensure that these illegal chants are finally severely punished.' The group posted footage on social media in which hardcore PSG fans can be heard chanting and shouting insults at Marseille. The lyrics of one of the songs compared their rivals to 'rats'. 'In the mud there are rats. In the sewers there are rats. Rats are everywhere. They are the Marseillais,' they sang. The word 'rat' can be used in a racist and derogatory way in the French language and the song was widely seen as referencing Marseille's large Arab minority. Rabiot targeted There was also homophobic chanting from PSG fans targeting Marseille and in particular midfielder Adrien Rabiot, who returned to his former team to a hostile reception. Paris-born Rabiot made more than 200 appearances for PSG from 2012-19 and has been one of Marseille's best players this season. Rabiot's mother Véronique, who is also his agent, told Radio France that she will be lodging a complaint after PSG fans displayed insulting banners directed at her and her son. 'I don't understand why the match wasn't stopped,' she said, denouncing double standards. 'I don't understand why nobody is outraged. Why are some matches stopped and not others?' The Rouge Direct group said the derogatory chanting should be tackled more seriously, especially as it was broadcast and seen by millions of TV spectators including children. Action plan and sanctions The discriminatory chants at the Parc des Princes were the latest in a series of similar incidents. Homophobic insults often heard at Ligue 1 matches have been tolerated for a long time by club officials. Following a match at the Parc des Princes in 2019 between PSG and Marseille, during which home fans used homophobic insults, the league launched an action plan allowing spectators to report sexist, homophobic or racist incidents they witness. French clubs have been sanctioned with fines, and the league's disciplinary commission also ordered the closure of stands for similar cases in recent years. French law provides for up to one year's imprisonment and a 45,000 euros ($47,600) fine when anti-gay insults are made in public. Earlier this season, PSG was forced to close part of the Parc des Princes as punishment for homophobic chanting by its fans. Marseille supporters were banned from attending Sunday's match. They, too, have been criticized for their repeated homophobic chanting at the Velodrome Stadium. PSG extended its lead at the top to 19 points with eight rounds remaining. ___ AP soccer:
