France braces for fourth major heatwave as crews tackle Bordeaux blaze
Fire crews held the blaze near Bordeaux as 220,000 people fled and France braced for another heatwave, officials said.
- On Monday, authorities confirmed more than 300,000 people have been evacuated across France and Spain as uncontrollable wildfires spread through southwestern Europe.
- Climate change is fueling the wildfire crisis by increasing extreme heatwaves; meteorological agencies forecast temperatures exceeding 40°C across the Iberian Peninsula.
- Nearly 240 homes in Gironde were destroyed as the blaze developed into a rare pyrocumulonimbus firestorm generating its own lightning; Spain's largest wildfire scorched 500 square kilometers.
- French President Emmanuel Macron described the situation as the 'most difficult' since World War II; Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez declared a national emergency.
- Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska warned conditions could deteriorate as temperatures rise this week; experts cautioned some fires may burn for months without substantial rainfall.
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Depending on where you live, clearing can be mandatory. It creates a natural protection against flames. To prevent them, there are rules that vary according to the departments. The prefecture can issue a legal obligation of clearing near a forest deemed to be at risk. In Loire-Atlantique, no decree is in force, but each owner is obliged to maintain his land. In case of non-compliance, he can be ordered by the town hall. (Subjects of company).
Hundreds of thousands of people have had to be evacuated due to forest fires in the past week.
Thousands of French firefighters, along with their foreign colleagues, continue to battle huge fires. They have already affected 42,000 hectares west of Bordeaux. However, they have not spread much since Monday thanks to a cooler night. However, France is watching the weather forecast with concern, with temperatures expected to reach 40 degrees in the Gironde region in the coming days. Bulldozers, farmers and aircraft from various countries arou…
They raised to 14 the total number of deaths resulting from the serious forest fires that hit Spain in the midst of a heat wave. According to El Mundo, the most recent case is that of a woman who died on Tuesday after being admitted to the Burning Unit of the Hospital Universitario Virgen del ... Continue reading "The 14 deaths from the forest fires in Spain in the middle of heat wave" The post The 14 deaths from the forest fires in Spain in the…
▲ Wildfires in southwestern France. Concerns are growing that wildfires will worsen as a heatwave returns to Western Europe, including France and Spain, which are struggling to contain them, starting on the 28th local time. According to the French meteorological service, starting from this day, northern Africa
France, Spain brace for new heatwave
Firefighters in France and Spain yesterday rushed to contain the worst wildfires in living memory, seizing crucial hours before the arrival of another heatwave brings scorching temperatures.Flames have torn through vast swathes of forest in both countries, incinerating properties and forcing the eva
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