S1 E1: Serial Fires
After a hot, dry spring, the woodland around Marseille was ready to go up in flames.
53 minutes
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Large forest fires, once the exception, are becoming the norm across Europe.
After a hot, dry spring, the woodland around Marseille was ready to go up in flames.
53 minutes
Provence has the hottest, driest summers in France. Day after day, the sun shines over the exceptionally dry forests.
45 minutes
Summer has arrived sooner than normal in the Bouches du Rhone with temperatures well over 30 degrees Celsius.
49 minutes
1600 acres of woodland have already burned in June and July and the Bouches du Rhone fire-fighters are exhausted.
53 minutes
Halfway through a hot, dry summer, the slightest spark sets off fires.
53 minutes
The Bouches du Rhone department has just been through the worst fire season in a decade.
53 minutes