France requests help from EU to deal with fires, says Macron
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The situation on the Atlantic coast is getting worse: Tens of thousands had to be evacuated in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, several fires are still out of control.
In the face of the increase in forest fires near the Arcachon and Biscarrosse basin, the government activates the European Union Civil Protection Mechanism to obtain immediate air reinforcements
France maintains three large active forest fires this Friday, two in the New Aquitaine region (in Arcachon Bay and Las Landas) and a third in the Mediterranean department of Var (between Marseille and Nice), while the authorities have requested the activation of the European Union Civil Protection Mechanism to reinforce the extinction device with aerial means.More than 20,000 people have been evacuated since Wednesday.Continue reading....
France faces three large fires with thousands of evacuees and calls for European help; planes and helicopters will arrive from several countries while heat and drought complicate the struggle
Fires in southern Europe consume several regions. Southeast and southwest of the country affected by fires. Two firefighters died in combat. 2026 is the second worst year in burned area, second satellite.
France: Tens of Thousands of Evacuated and Air Reinforcements Expected After Fires in the South-West
Since Tuesday 21 July, a major fire, which was declared in Saumos, north of the Arcachon basin, ravages the Gironde. This Friday morning, the fire is still out of control and has travelled 8,700 hectares in Gironde and 2,500 in the Landes, causing the evacuation of tens of thousands of people and pushing France to seek European air reinforcements.
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