Travel warning for Romanians who go on vacation in the south of France because of vegetation fires
St-rémy-de-Provence, Nostradamus's native place, Bouches-Du-Rhône, Provence region, France. Photo: © Horst Lieber | Dreamstime.com
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) informs on Saturday the Romanian citizens who are, transit or intend to travel to the French Republic of the fact that the local authorities have issued an alert of vegetation and forests in the southern area of the country, notes News.ro.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the alert for the risk of fire production is valid until July 27, 2025 and targets the Bouches-Du-Rhone, Var, Audi, Fence, Pyrenees-Oriental and Vacluse departments.
“In the Department of Bouches-Du-Rhone the access, circulation and lucrative activities are prohibited in 23 massive forestry of a total of 25, being accessible only Concors and Trevaresse. The map for access from these areas can be consulted here, and the access regulations for lucrative activities for individuals or commercial companies in the area can be checked here. The Saint-Baume massif is forbidden, ”says the MAE statement.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs recommends signaling fires from the aforementioned areas by appealing, in emergency, local phone numbers: 18 or 112.
Romanian citizens can request consular assistance at the telephone numbers of the Romanian Embassy in Paris: +33147052966, +33147052755, +33145503997 and +33147051040, the calls being redirected to the contact and support of the Romanian citizens from abroad (CCSCRS) and taken by the operators in the operators in the Call Center. permanent regime.
Also, Romanian citizens who face a difficult, special situation, with an emergency character, have the following permanent phones, depending on the consular constituency of residence, as follows:
- General Consulate of Romania in Paris: +33680713729;
- General Consulate of Romania in Marseille: +3610027164;
- General Consulate of Romania in Lyon: +33643627736;
- General Consulate of Romania in Strasbourg: +33627050022.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also recommends consulting the web pages of the Romanian Embassy in France, the Romanian Consulate in Lyon, Marsilla and Strasbourg, as well as the website of the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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