Residents evacuated as forest fire blazes in southern France

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00:00More than 1,000 firefighters were on night watch in the southern French town of Narbonne.

00:06Unusually intense fires here have destroyed more than 1,500 hectares of land.

00:11And the blaze is still not under control.

00:15It's a very big fire.

00:17We already saw a blaze of a similar surface area many, many years ago.

00:21It's spreading wide.

00:24And as the blaze surrounds some neighborhoods, the danger becomes real for locals.

00:30Some prefer to leave immediately.

00:34I'm worried for my family, and we're scared that with the wind, it will come closer.

00:41Others, still under shock, prefer to wait until the very last minute.

00:46Personally, I won't sleep. I won't sleep. I try to save as many things as possible.

00:50If they evacuate us, I leave. Then I won't have a choice.

00:53For the past two hours, we've been really, really worried.

00:56Because it's our heritage that is burning to the ground.

01:00Many locals have decided to spend the night at the city hall,

01:04where they'll have access to camping beds and a first aid station.

01:08みんな clctureをつけるんだよ.

01:10Why are you enjoying working tonight?

01:11Thank you until next time, I'm going to try to sowie.

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