Forest fires have been raging across France for almost two weeks, but some have now been restored or even brought under control. However, weather conditions are raising concerns about the risk of recovery.
One light was lit in the Gironde, another”the content»
The fire, which has destroyed 7,000 hectares of forest in La Teste-de-Buch in the Bassein d’Arcachon since July 12,is now booked“On Saturday, the prefecture of Gironde said: After fighting the fire for 11 days.all residents were evacuated“Now they are preventive in this municipality.”were allowed to return to their homes with the assistance of the national police“, the press release of the prefecture added.
The other fire that broke out the same day in the Gironde, in the Landiras region, and which burned 13,800 hectares of forest, did not.not booked yet“, “because of the risk of takeover“, the prefecture noted. This fire is always considered “the content“. “About thirty fires are still active, monitoring of the mountain mass, cultivation of the edges and resumption of the fire, as well as construction work are ongoing.“, the prefecture explained.
A little less than a third of the people who were preemptively evacuated in this part of Landiras have not yet been able to return to their homes, but “the authorities continue to study the possibilities of reintegration of these people sector by sector“.
Despite the intensity of these two fires (20,800 hectares burned, more than 36,000 people were evacuated), no casualties or injuries were reported. According to the prefecture, significant ground and air resources (2 Canadair and 2 wildfire attack helicopters) continue to be mobilized.
A fire broke out in Occitania
The fire between Hérault and Aude, which broke out on Friday afternoon, has been contained and has destroyed at least 150 hectares, firefighters said on Saturday. About 80 firefighters are mobilized.”to treat edges and hot spotsand determine the exact area that is smoking.
The rain that fell on Friday evening allowed “improved situation“And, according to the first calculations, about 150 to 200 hectares were burned, including 80-90 hectares in Od, Od firefighters in turn noted on Twitter.
The fire danger remained on Saturdayraised“In the five massifs of Hérault, including Minervois, the prefecture in turn was advised not to enter after 11 a.m. The department was placed on heatwave alert until at least Sunday, as was a large district in southeastern France.
Three outbreaks are under control in Brittany
Three of the four outbreaks that have reactivated in Monts d’Are due to adverse weather conditions;possesses“And 230 firefighters are present to fight the fourth outbreak of the fire,” the prefecture of Finisterre announced on Saturday morning.
In a morning update on the situation, the prefecture said on Twitter that the fires north of the Saint-Michel reservoir “possesses“over”two departures from the Braspart fire“. The prefecture causes “controlled firealso regarding Brennilis leaving the fire.
On the other hand he mentions Auncontrolled fireRegarding departure due to Braspart fire. “About 230 firefighters and 50 fire engines work on site“, he clarifies. “The additional burned area is 40 ha on Brasparts and 6 ha on Brennilis.According to Finisterre State Services.
On Thursday, the prefecture announced that the fire in the Arre Mountains “possessesand that the situation was “fully stabilized“. But four houses were reopened due to adverse weather conditions, particularly wind, the prefecture said Friday evening.
The prefecture reported the total burned area on Thursday.1,725 hectares of vegetation consisting of conifers, firs and deciduous trees“. On Wednesday, Kimper’s prosecutor’s office opened two investigations into the fires, one of which “an offense of willful destruction by fire“.
Source: Le Figaro
