US EditionMassive French wildfire now contained, 16,000 hectares affected, local authorities say
AUDE REGION, SOUTHERN FRANCE, AUG 8 – The wildfire in southern France burned over 17,000 hectares, injured 13 people including firefighters, and forced thousands to evacuate amid record temperatures and drought conditions.
- Following days of firefighting efforts, France’s largest wildfire since 1949 was contained on August 7, with firefighters still on high alert, according to Pannier-Runacher.
- Researchers warn that global warming is driving longer, more intense heatwaves, increasing wildfire risks, especially in regions like the Aude department that face recent years of drought.
- Authorities confirmed the blaze had burned approximately 17,000 hectares, killed one person, injured 13 including 11 firefighters, and evacuated about 5,500 vehicles by Thursday morning.
- Firefighters will remain deployed, residents remain barred from returning, and France’s weather office forecasts a heatwave from August 8 with temperatures up to 41°C.
- Europe’s Copernicus Climate Change Service reports that climate experts warn global warming drives longer, more intense heatwaves, with WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stressing the climate crisis is at our doorstep.
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16,000 hectares left in smoke in just over 48 hours, one dead, dozens wounded, hundreds of houses and vehicles destroyed.
The wildfires that have been raging for several days in southern France have been under control since yesterday evening, but are expected to continue for several more days, according to French media. There are also fears of the fires flaring up again, as French weather services predict a heatwave. Temperatures are expected in France tomorrow afternoon between 37 and 39 degrees Celsius. Locally, it could even reach 40 degrees Celsius, reports Mét…
The firefighters have been fighting hard against the gigantic fire in the department of Aude, which they managed to contain on Thursday night. The fire “is contained, but remains active”, the department’s prefecture reported in a press release published at noon. In total, almost 1000 firefighters remain on the ground with the support of a specialized intervention group mobilized to secure key sectors. The objective is to take advantage of the we…
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