Fire in the Var : the Fire of the Gros Bessillon Is Stabilized but Vigilance Remains to Be Put
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The fire that has ravaged the Var since Friday is now stabilized after a record mobilization of relief, although the authorities call for extreme caution in the face of the risks of recovery
If the megafire in Gironde is fixed, the one in the Var is gone again. Follow our direct.
After more than ten days of a frantic struggle against the flames, the French Minister of the Interior, Laurent Nuñez , announced on Saturday an expected news: the megafire of Gironda (southwest of France) is already under control . «A soft night» and «favourable weather conditions» allowed the more than 3,000 firefighters to definitively control this gigantic fire, Nuñez said at a press conference from Paris. It is the stage before the extincti…
The Minister of the Interior Laurent Nuñez announced this August 1st that the fires in Gironde are no longer progressing and are fixed. Some 220,000 people had been evacuated and 42,000 hectares were burned. Audrey, owner of a guest house, explains on LCI that "we have had cancellations because there are still people who are afraid." - "We have 63% reservations in August against 85-90% normally": in Gironde, the fear of the lack of tourists and …
Find the evolution of the fire in Gironde, in the Var and other fires in France, live all day on Saturday 1st August 2026 on ladepeche.fr.
Between high heat, mistral and dewatering of vegetation, Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez judges the department "very high risk" this Saturday.
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