George And Amal Clooney Flee French Home During Wildfires

After an exceptionally hot and dry summer, large swathes of south-west France and parts of Spain are currently experiencing enormous wildfires.

The flames have meant over 220,000 residents have been evacuated in France and Spain. Authorities are working hard to contain the large-scale burning.

Brignoles, the town in which stars George and Amal Clooney live, has also been affected.

They left the property with their two children earlier this week.

In a letter, George wrote to the area’s mayor, Didier Brémond, to say: “Dear Didier, At this point we have no idea whether our beautiful home makes it through this terrible moment and as we evacuate Brignoles we want to emphasize 2 things.

“First 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. We love Brignoles and our friends who live there.”

The Fantastic Mr Fox actor has previously spoken about his decision to move to the European country.

He said he didn’t love the idea of children Ella and Alexander growing up with Paparazzi and “being compared to somebody else’s famous kids,” adding, “We live on a farm in France. A good portion of my life growing up was on a farm, and as a kid, I hated the whole idea of it.

“But now, for them, it’s like – they’re not on their iPads, you know? They have dinner with grown-ups and have to take their dishes in. They have a much better life,” he told Esquire.

French President Emmanuel Macron has called the wildfires which have raged across the country since mid-July “unprecendented,” describing the phenomenon as the “toughest since World War Two”.