France deploying massive cargo aircraft to dump flame retardants on wildfire, after nearly 200,000 evacuations
French officials are deploying a specially adapted A400M aircraft as the blaze spreads toward Bordeaux and evacuation orders now cover 141,000 people, authorities said.
- French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez announced that the government is deploying a specially adapted Airbus A400M military cargo aircraft to drop massive loads of long-term flame retardant ahead of the advancing wildfire.
- The emergency aerial deployment comes after a sharp shift in wind conditions transformed the blaze into a large, self-sustaining inferno that is now aggressively pushing east toward the Bordeaux metropolitan area.
- The multi-front crisis has forced a staggering 197,000 people to flee their homes across the southwestern Gironde and neighboring Landes regions, overwhelming local infrastructure and triggering large-scale boat evacuations on the Atlantic coast.
- Ground crews, reinforced by mobilized military units, are racing against time to dig defensive trenches and spray chemical barriers roughly 30 kilometers west of Bordeaux to halt the fire's forward progress.
- In addition to the specialized heavy aircraft, the French government has rushed more than 1.5 million protective face masks to the region to shield emergency responders and remaining residents from choking blankets of dense smoke.
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The fires in Spain and France were not yet under control on Saturday and forced the evacuation of nearly 270,000 people around Madrid and near the large French city of Bordeaux, where the Minister of the Interior spoke of a slight "clash". ...
France deploys military aircraft as wildfire threatens Bordeaux
PARIS — France prepared Saturday to deploy a specially adapted A400M military cargo aircraft to drop flame retardants on a massive wildfire threatening Bordeaux, as fires across France and Spain forced more than 250,000 people from their homes this week.French authorities have ordered evacuations from parts of Bordeaux's western suburbs and nearby towns as the fast-moving blaze in the Gironde region advanced toward the city, fueled by shifting w…
The fires are heading towards Bordeaux and there have already been evictions in seven communes.They warn that they are "convective", that is, they generate their own wind and self-propaganda.More than 1,500 soldiers and firefighters try to control the flames.
The French government executed the military deployment of more than 1500 troops in Gironda and Las Landas, the entry into immediate action of the Airbus A400M adaptable for firefighting and the activation of the “white plan” in hospitals
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