A fast-moving wildfire reached the outskirts of Marseille, France’s second-largest city, on Tuesday, leading its airport to be shut down, with residents told to stay indoors and shut all openings to be safe from the smoke.

By Dominique Vidalon MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) -A fast-moving wildfire in southern France, fanned by winds of up to 70 kilometres per hour, led to the closure of Marseille Provence airport on Tuesday and was getting very close to France's second-largest city itself,

Flights to and from Marseille have been suspended and traffic at the city’s main train station was disrupted due to a wildfire near the southern French port city

A man died after he was sucked into the engine of a departing plane at Milan airport in northern Italy, local media reported on Tuesday.

Thousands of flights stopped at the Milan Bergamo Airport after a man was "sucked into the engine of a place that was preparing for takeoff," according to local media on Tuesday.