France Puts Out Largest Wildfire Since 1949
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The fire erupted in July near the village of Saumos in the Gironde region and forced the evacuation of around 224,000 people as it threatened both the tourist peninsula of Cap-Ferret and the outskirts of Bordeaux. "The Saumos forest fire, which burned 42,000 hectares this summer, including 37,296 hectares destroyed, is now extinguished," state services wrote in a statement, adding no deaths had been reported. The blaze was put under control on …
The fire was brought under control on August 1, but it smoldered underground for weeks.
The megafire of Saumos, which covered 42,000 hectares this summer in Gironde, "is now extinguished", announced on Monday the prefecture. More than 250 buildings were destroyed by this fire "of exceptional magnitude". In total, 224,000 people were also evacuated before the fire was declared "fixed" on 1 August. - Fire in Gironde: two months later, the megafire of 42,000 hectares declared "extinct" (Weather and weather).
The fire, unprecedented in France by its magnitude, ravaged nearly 40,000 hectares and caused thousands of evacuations. From 22 July to the beginning of August, it put the firefighters to a severe test, who have since monitored the fire.
After two months of struggle, Saumos' megafire in Gironde was officially declared extinct this Monday, September 28th. With 42,000 hectares covered, it is the largest fire recorded in France since 1949.
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