Since the first weekend of August, the country has faced several fires, which have been intensified by a new heat wave, highlighted this weekend. Prime Minister Elizabeth Bourne and Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin traveled to the Gironde on Thursday, where the giant Landiras fire is facing resurgence. Several other departments, such as Aveyron or Jura, also have to fight several fires. Le Figaro to mention the point.
Gironde. Europe is mobilizing
Europe is reaching out to France to help firefighters, who have been fighting a fierce two-day battle against spectacular blazes in the Gironde and Landes, where the first forces arrived from Germany on Thursday. A total of 361 European firefighters traveled to south-west France to support the 1,100 firefighters who are fighting day and night the resurgence of the giant Landiras fire (already burning 14,000 hectares in July).
The chaotic fire has already ravaged 7,400 hectares of dry forest for two days and forced 10,000 people from their homes, sometimes for the second time in a month. 65 German firefighters and 24 vehicles arrived on Thursday afternoon. Dozens of other firefighters with their trucks from Romania, Poland and Austria are expected in the coming days. Several evacuated houses on the spot gave testimonies of gratitude.Thank you for our homes“where”Thanks to the firefighterspainted on white sheets.
“It’s like being in California, it’s huge… There’s a wildfire culture though“On the spot, entrusted to AFP, eyes turned, Remy Lahlay, professional firefighter from La Rochelle, 20-year career.”but there we are burdened everywhere; no one can expect it“. A total of eight water bombers (6 Canadair, 2 Dash) and two helicopters were mobilized for this second day of fighting, which was marked by new outbreaks of fires, particularly at Saint-Symphorien (Gironde). The European Commission has announced the dispatch of four EU fleet aircraft from Greece and Sweden to fight fires in response to France’s request.
And others”battles“In the next few hours, expect firefighters, particularly for the protection of the forest town of Belin-Bellier, as well as for the protection of the A63 highway between Bordeaux and Bayonne, which is one.”dangerous distance from fire“, even if it has partially reopened to traffic.
Aveyron. the fire has been fixed, most evacuations have been lifted
A fire that broke out on Monday in the villages of Riviere-sur-Tarne and Mostuejule in Aveyron has now been put under control, allowing most evacuees to return home on Friday, the prefecture said Thursday evening. “On Monday evening, thanks to the effectiveness of the tireless efforts of the fire-rescuers, the fire was extinguished in the entire area at 9:40 p.m.“The prefecture of Aveyron wrote in a press release.
Most of the evacuated apartments could be reoccupied from Friday, the prefecture said, except for four residences in the municipality of Mostuejuls. By Thursday evening, more than 750 hectares of vegetation, particularly coniferous forests, had been engulfed in flames in the often hard-to-reach areas between the Causse de Sauveterre and the Tarn gorges, according to firefighters.
As of Wednesday evening, 500 people were forced to evacuate their homes and several camps in the area. 3,000 people have already been evacuated from Monday to Tuesday night. There were no injuries as a result of the fire. On Wednesday, a man living in the department of Loser was charged with “reckless destruction by fire“. He is believed to have accidentally started the fire when a metal part of his trailer caused sparks as it scraped the ground, igniting roadside vegetation.
Yura. one fire is slow, the other is fixed
Since Tuesday, two wildfires have engulfed around 660 hectares in southern Jura, where one of the fires may be progressing.slow down” while the other “fixed“, the prefecture announced on Thursday. “At the end of the afternoon, the spread of the fire in the area of the municipalities of Vescles and Cernon was slowed down thanks to the mobilization of firefighters and farmers.who reached out to them, he said in a press release.
“At 22:30 it is estimated that about 500 ha“The area burned,” added the prefecture, which said in a previous press release that 300 hectares were destroyed by this one fire. “The entire municipality of Cernon“where the power went out”fire related“173 households affected, preemptively evacuated and approx.”250 people have been sheltered with an offer of admissionAccording to the same source, on the naval base of the neighboring town of Bellesin.
Evacuees will be notified.when security conditions are in place for them to return home“, the prefecture notes. In the previous statement, he described.a cloud of visible smoke several tens of kilometers long covering a large part of the south of the departmentand accompanied by “burning smell that may disturb the residents of the area“.
Afternoon “air means“allowed”contain the spreadTwo water bomber helicopters carried out 110 air strikes.stop the advance of the fire and significantly reduce the volume of smoke“. “At 7:00 p.m., four Canadians arrived in the fire zone and loaded onto Vuglans Lake.“, implementing “23 drops 6000 liters“, according to the prefecture. “Their strikes were focused on the head of the fire to allow teams on the ground to intervene tonight and continue extinguishing operations.“, he clarifies.
The other fire, located about twenty kilometers to the southwest, in the Cornot and Vosbles-Walfin sector, is now extinguished after burning 160 hectares. A total of 153 firefighters were mobilized from the Jura and were joined by elements from Ain, Cote d’Or, Doubs, Au-Ren, Moselle, Saint-Étienne-Loire and Yonne. They arrived late Thursday afternoon from the departments of Ain, Doubs, Haut-Marne, Ver-Saëns, Saône-et-Loire, Belfort, the Jura prefecture said.
These are the two firesmost importantly since the 1990s“In Yura, according to firefighters. Since August 1, the department has been placed at the final level of drought: “crisis“.
Ardesh. 200 hectares are burning, the fire is in progress
The fire continues to develop in the Ardèche near Vallon-Pont d’Arc in Lagorse. 200 hectares were burned. “Two Dash planes have been mobilized. The camp was evacuated as a precaution“, the prefecture of the department noted. 250 firefighters with external forces were mobilized, several roads were closed in order not to hinder the intervention of emergency services.
Drom. 291 hectares were burned, the fire is still not under control
The forest and vegetation fire that broke out in Drome on Wednesday and Thursday has made little progress and has now burned 291 hectares, firefighters said. The fire was caused by lightning and is located on the Diois massif in Romeyerchanged very little during the day, but still not fixedLt. Col. Ramon Navarro, head of Drôme’s SDIS (departmental fire and rescue service), told AFP on Thursday.
Not a single apartment was evacuated by Sarki’s 320 fire-rescuers, who were busy.”zone the fireso that it does not reach the surrounding towns and villages. Three sections were specifically considered: the northern section, the southern section and the advanced (western) section. Tactical fire was used to spread the fire over the already scorched ground, and a heavy helicopter on Wednesday made 90 drops of 4,000 liters of water on Tuesday. On Monday evening, a Gardi firefighter, who came as a backup, was burned on the face. Two other firefighters, one also from Gard, also from Drome, suffered smoke inhalation. “All three were able to leave the hospital“Drom prefect assured in a press release on Tuesday, Tuesday evening.
Osges: 30 hectares burned, the fire was extinguished
A fire in the Vosges that burned 30 hectares of forest between the municipalities of Mortan and Bruvlier has now been contained, the department’s prefecture said Thursday.
In the evening, he announced his decision in a press release.Prohibit the use of fireworks throughout the department for a period of 15 days“, as well as selling firecrackers.
Iser. a new fire in Vif
“There is a plant fire in Vifat the foot of the Vercors mountain range south of Grenoble, department firefighters said.
The other fire, which occurred in the town of Vorreppe on the Chartres side, which was sparked by lightning and destroyed an area of one hundred hectares, was brought under control. “The fire is isolated and isolated, not extinguished. 90 firefighters and 27 vehicles on site to treat flooding and fumarolesIsere Prefecture said on Twitter.
Friday, the hottest day of the week
of 2050 France’s third heat wave of the year reached its peak on Friday, with the country between 38 and 41C, heat that has exhausted hundreds of French and now European firefighters battling multiple blazes from east to west. .
In the area of France’s worst wildfire right now, near Landiras in the Gironde, temperatures are still expected to reach 37C on Friday, after 41C on Thursday, where 1,100 firefighters are battling day and night. On Friday, the sun will be scorching across the country, from the southwest to the 19 departments of Finistère, under an orange heat wave watch by Météo-France. The rain, long awaited by firefighters and other residents alike, will arrive with thunderstorms in the Alps and Pyrenees on Friday evening, but not until Saturday evening in the rest of France.
Source: Le Figaro
