In recent days, the sky had become quiet again, the Canadairs were becoming rarer, and the smell of smoke was fading. “Surgical strikes” by water bombers in La Test-de-Buch, thousands of liters poured on the tobacco in the heart of the forest, made it possible to “extinguish” the fire on Saturday afternoon. It will not exceed the 7,000 hectares already burned. Near Landiras, where 13,800 hectares of forest were reduced to ashes, the fire broke out only “the contentSunday evening, according to the authorities. But “the situation continues to improve“, pleases the prefecture.
The Gironde firemen, relieved, reasserted dominance over these two “monsters” emphasize “favorable climatic conditions” Lower temperatures, less capricious winds and more humid air for the weekend. About 19,000 people were able to return to their homes on Saturday, after several thousand had been able to do so earlier. At the height of the crisis, about 37,000 people…
Source: Le Figaro
