PARIS (AP) 鈥� and his family have been forced to evacuate their home in southeastern France because of a wildfire burning nearby, his agent said Thursday.
The Hollywood star behind the 鈥淥cean鈥檚 Eleven鈥� 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 鈥淒ear Didier,鈥� the letter said Clooney and his a human rights lawyer, had 鈥渘o idea whether our beautiful home makes it through this terrible moment.” But as they evacuate Brignoles they wanted to assure Bremond that, whatever happens to the community, 鈥渨e鈥檒l be part of making it whole,鈥� the letter said.
The fire near Brignoles broke out Wednesday afternoon and burned some 100 hectares (250 acres), local officials said. The blaze was far smaller than a vast inferno that has 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 that the Clooneys along with Ella and Alexander were awarded French citizenship.
The couple purchased their estate in 2021, and have been living there with their children. In an interview with Esquire last October, Clooney described their 鈥渇arm in France鈥� as their primary residence.
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