NewzGeorge Clooney and his wife Amal have been forced to evacuate their home in France as wildfires continue to burn in the country's southeastern region. The couple and their nine-year-old twins live in the town of Brignoles, located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, which is one of the many areas where wildfires are spreading. George Clooney has said his family has been forced to evacuate their home in southeastern France as a wildfire burned nearby
PARIS (AP) — George Clooney has said his family has been forced to evacuate their home in southeastern France as a wildfire burned nearby, his agent said Thursday. The Hollywood star behind the Ocean’s Eleven franchise and other films made the statement in a letter to Didier Bremond, the mayor of the town of Brignoles, some 90 kilometers (55 miles) east of Marseille, publicist Guido Gotz told The Associated Press in an email. Addressed “Dear Didier,” the letter said: “At this point we have no idea whether our beautiful home makes it through this terrible moment and as we evacuate Brignoles,” the family wanted to “emphasize two things.” “(F)irst we hope you and the people of our city are safe and second that Amal and I are committed to making sure that whatever happens to our village, we are part of this community and we’ll be part of making it whole,” Clooney wrote, referring to his wife Amal, a human rights lawyer.
The fire near Brignoles broke out Wednesday afternoon and burned some 100 hectares (247 acres), local officials said. The blaze was far smaller than a vast inferno that has swept up the region around Bordeaux in southwestern France in recent days. About 700 residents were evacuated and were allowed to return to their homes on Thursday after the fire was brought under control, they added.
Water-bombing helicopters remained deployed over the area after the evacuation order was lifted, the regional administration said. It said weather conditions remained unfavorable, with high temperatures and winds expected to pick up again in the afternoon. The French government in December announced that the Clooneys along with their their twins Ella and Alexander were awarded French citizenship.
The couple purchased their estate in France in 2021. In an interview with Esquire last October, Clooney described their “farm in France” as their primary residence. George Clooney and his wife Amal own the Domaine du Canadel estate near Brignoles, where a wildfire broke out.
(EPA Images pic)MARSEILLE: Hollywood star George Clooney and his human rights lawyer wife Amal have evacuated their French home near the southeastern town of Brignoles after a fast-moving wildfire broke out nearby, authorities said Thursday.Over the past week, France has been battling some of the country's worst forest fires in living memory.The largest fire has ravaged 42,000 hectares - an area larger than the US city of Detroit - in the southwest of France.The Clooneys, who have nine-year-old twins, own the Domaine du Canadel, an estate near Brignoles where a fire broke out on Wednesday evening."At this point we have no idea whether our beautiful home makes it through this terrible moment," the couple said in a letter to the mayor of Brignoles quoted by People magazine.They said they hoped all their neighbours remained safe."Amal and I are committed to making sure that whatever happens to our village, we are part of this community and we'll be part of making it whole," the letter said.Authorities confirmed the authenticity of the letter. The mayor said the celebrity couple were not required to evacuate but chose to leave the property as a precaution.Clooney's estate includes a 18th-century manor house, a pond, a swimming pool, and vineyards, set within a 170-hectare property.The blaze in Brignoles has burned 130 hectares and forced more than 600 people to evacuate, firefighters and authorities said. Most people were able to return home on Thursday.As of Thursday, 270 firefighters remained deployed, supported by four water-bombing helicopters.
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