“There were not enough hands, he cries“Blows 48-year-old Patrick between two interventions. In Louchats, south of the Gironde, the fire is “contained” but the blaze continues to burn the ground. Marked face, soot on his forehead, this volunteer firefighter is tired despite his twenty-three years of experience in the profession. “The conditions are difficult, but the solidarity of the people helps me enduresays Hugo, a young volunteer firefighter from Hüt-Wien, between two bites of a sandwich.
According to a report confirmed this Thursday, 20,800 hectares of forest have burned since the fires started 10 days ago, including 7,000 in La Teste-de-Buch and 13,800 in Landiras. Some of the evacuees were lucky enough to return to their homes. On Thursday, the préfecture thus authorized the residents of Pila-sur-Mer to return home from 5 p.m.
After the bitter and long fight against the fire, it is time for the first assessments for the firefighters, and they are bitter. “Communication…
Source: Le Figaro
