The Tracking of Fires Before the Heat Wave Returns in Gironde
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The massive wildfire that has burned 42,000 hectares in the Gironde region since July 22nd remained "stabilized" Wednesday morning after a second "calm" night, according to the department's prefecture. Several flare-ups were "quickly brought under control overnight," notably near Arès around the Arcachon Basin, further north in Le Temple, and near the Souge military camp, located less than 15 km from Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport. Follow the latest …
The latest information about the devastating fires in France and Spain. ...
Sixteen departments, including the Gironde and the Landes, in the midst of the fires, will be alerted on Wednesday, announced Météo-France on Tuesday. Fourteen other departments in the east-central part of the country, from Puy-de-Dôme to Savoie, will also be in orange.
The arrival on Wednesday of a new "hot peak" in the South-West raises fears about the evolution of the fire in Gironde, which was "stabilized" on Tuesday evening, according to the authorities, despite several fires.
The megafire near Bordeaux, stabilized but not fixed, forced the evacuation of 4,000 tourists to Lacanau. With 42,000 hectares burned, it is the largest fire since 1949. A peak of heat is expected on Wednesday,...
Due to the return of the high temperatures, the preventive evacuation of four thousand more people in the Lacanau area was ordered, raising the impact of a civil emergency that has already forced the withdrawal of about 220,000 people since last week.
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