Water-Bombing Aircraft Deployed as Wildfire Rips Through Southern France, Hundreds Flee
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In addition, thousands of firefighters are fighting 32 fires in the Landes, Gironde and Var. More than 17,000 hectares have been burned, an area greater than that of Paris. Determined to protect homes at all costs, firefighters continue their mission despite the exhaustion. They benefit from the crucial support of farmers who, with their tractors and trucks, provide essential assistance. This assistance pays for water supplies. (Environment).
Sueddeutsche Zeitung
Hundreds of troops have not yet been able to control the devastating fires on the Atlantic coast and in the south of France. Thousands of people have had to be evacuated and sent to emergency shelters.
The forest fires are again protagonists of the day. In Spain, the air and land media continue to fight the declared fire in El Cerro del Andévalo (Huelva), while the Military Emergency Unit maintains its deployment in La Mierla (Guadalajara), where the flames continue to test the extinction teams after several days of work. Across the border, in the town of Cotignac, in southern France, another fire has forced hundreds of people to evacuate afte…
In the north-east of Marseille, flames are eating through the mountainous hinterland. The fire brigade must drive heavy guns to control the huge forest fire. In Sicily, meanwhile, hot winds from Africa fuel several fires. Hundreds of households are affected.
»The speed was so absolutely unpredictable«: a forest fire causes a state of emergency in the south-east of France. Even more than a thousand firefighters can't stop the flame roller so far.
Malay Mail
AlKhaleej TodayWater-bombing aircraft deployed as wildfire rips through southern France, hundreds flee
COTIGNAC (France), July 22 —A fast-moving wildfire erupted yesterday in southern France, forcing hundreds from their homes as nearly 1,000 firefighters and water-bombing aircraft battled to stop the blaze.The fire swept through wooded hills in the Var region, burning 1,700 hectares in just a few hours and prompting the evacuation of nearly 400 people, the area’s top official said.“The fire is moving down Gros Bessillon mountain at a very fast sp…
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