Blazing Bordeaux: Record Wildfires Threaten French Wine Hub | Science-Environment
- On Saturday, Interior Minister Laurent Nunez reported nearly 98,000 hectares have burned in France this year, marking a historic record as firefighters battled a massive wildfire near Bordeaux that triggered the country's largest-ever evacuation operation.
- Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu called the fires "unprecedented" as 167,000 people evacuated from Gironde and 30,000 fled Landes, prompting the mobilization of 1,000 soldiers to support firefighting and evacuation operations.
- Authorities ordered precautionary evacuations for seven municipalities including Le Haillan, Eysines, and Merignac, while the government distributed 1.5 million FFP2 masks and activated the national "white plan" in hospitals.
- Bison Fute and SNCF urged travelers to postpone journeys to Gironde, and although overnight conditions remained calmer than expected, authorities warned stronger westerly winds could complicate firefighting efforts.
- Wildfires continue burning in Var, Tarn, and Hautes-Alpes departments, with an Airbus A400M military aircraft scheduled to join the response later Saturday despite still undergoing testing.
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The main focus of the Gironda region continues to spread but at a slower pace, according to Interior and the Tour shorten the final stage of Sunday...
Blazing Bordeaux: Record Wildfires Threaten French Wine Hub | Science-Environment
Wildfires near Bordeaux, part of an unprecedented heatwave across Europe, have necessitated the evacuation of thousands. Interior Minister Laurent Nunez confirmed 98,000 hectares burnt, with key transport routes disrupted. The French army is assisting fire control efforts as the broader Aquitaine region endures record high temperatures.
The various fires that ravage France have razed about 98,000 hectares since the beginning of the year, “especially with the advance of fire in Gironda”, in the southwest, announced on Saturday the Minister of the Interior, Laurent Nuñez, who referred to a “historical record”. “There are still several fires that are not controlled in the national territory”, among them those of the departments of Gironda, the Landes and the Var, added the ministe…
VIDEO - The fire which has been raging since Wednesday in Gironde has taken "an unprecedented scale" and the wind has pushed it towards the agglomeration of Bordeaux. It requires the further evacuation of "preventive way" of seven communes at the gates of Bordeaux. Elsewhere, firefighters fight against the flames...
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