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Hollywood star George Clooney wrote to his local mayor that his family evacuated the southeastern French town where they’ve settled and that “we have no idea whether our beautiful home makes it through this terrible moment.” Clooney’s publicist Guido Gotz shared the letter to Brignoles Mayor Didier Brémond with The Associated Press. “Amal and I are committed to making sure that whatever happens to our village,” Clooney wrote, referring to his wife Amal, a human rights lawyer. “We are part of this community and we’ll be part of making it whole.” The fire near Brignoles, in the Var region, flared Wednesday, forcing 700 people to evacuate, the mayor’s office said. Another four were injured fighting a fire in the Var region of southern France that was brought under control with a dozen planes and helicopters dropping water and retardant, authorities said. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez warned of a new heat wave, saying: “Let us all exercise the utmost caution and prevention, as some of these fires are caused by human recklessness.” At the peak of evacuations, a third of a million people were driven from homes and vacation sites in France and Spain.
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