US EditionFire in the Aude: How to Be Compensated for Damage to Your Home or Vehicle
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Two days after the start of the fire, which ravaged more than 16,000 hectares in the department, the firefighters managed on Thursday, not without difficulty, to contain the flames. But on the spot, wine growers and residents are worried about potential recurrences.
This is the worst fire in at least 50 years in the French Mediterranean, according to a government database listing forest fires since 1973.
By Thursday afternoon, the flames had spread to 17,000 hectares in the Aude department. According to the local prefecture, 36 houses were damaged or destroyed, 40 vehicles burned.
The biggest fire of summer in France has already ravaged 17,000 hectares and destroyed several houses and vehicles in the Aude. Le Figaro takes stock of the steps to be taken with its insurance to be compensated.
The fire, which has travelled 17,000 hectares in three days, is still in progress but it is no longer gaining ground, announced the prefect of the Aude, Christian Pouget. At least 1,850 firefighters and 600 vehicles are still mobilized.
"The roads that have not been recognized do not attempt to return to your home without permission", warns the prefecture on X Thursday night.
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