Fire in the Landes: "The Situation Is Changing Rather Favourably", No Major Recovery This Night
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On Sunday, 16 August, firefighters fought tirelessly against the resumption of fire in the Landes, favouring meticulous ground work to fix the edges. The situation is changing favorably.
The forest of the Landes is unrecognizable. A total of 1,700 hectares have been ravaged by flames. The firefighters remain confident. On Saturday night, they managed to prevent any major recovery of the fire. Lake Arjuzanx has become a ravishing point for the aerial means. With the lull of fire, the firefighters announce fewer rotations this Sunday and prefer ground work. However, it is still too early to allow the 650 evacuated inhabitants to r…
Nearly 3,000 hectares were ravaged by flames in the Fagnes, a large reserve in eastern Belgium. In Luglon, in the Landes, the fire which declared itself on Thursday did not experience a "major recovery" in the night, announced the prefect Sunday morning, while excluding a forthcoming return of 650 people evacuated.
If the fire of the Landes is still raging this Sunday, several fires hit the eastern facade of the country this weekend, especially in the Ardennes, Savoie and Drôme. The warm orange vigilance remains in force in 28 departments this Sunday. Follow our direct.
"We've also re-evaluated the entire area covered by the flames, it's 1,700 hectares," compared to nearly 1,600 estimated on Saturday, but "it's not a clear evolution, it's us who re-evaluated the envelope," thanks to the mapping work done by drones in the night," added Gilles Clavreul during a press point. "The information gathered by the drones also established that the main fire, which left Luglon on Thursday afternoon, and the second fire, wh…
IN DIRECT - Fire in the Landes: "the Situation Is Changing Rather Favourably", but Not yet Back Home
In a press briefing this Sunday morning, the Prefect of the Landes, Gilles Clavreul said that there had been no major fire recovery in the night but that the return of the evacuees was not "on the agenda".
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