Three Departments Placed on Red Alert for a Very High Risk of Forest Fire
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Between high temperatures for the season, dry soils and gusts of wind, the Gard, the Aude and the Pyrénées-Orientales are particularly at risk.
The departments of Aude, Pyrénées-Orientales and Gard are placed in very high alertness to the danger of fires this Monday.
The Gard, Aude and the Pyrénées-Orientales are placed in red vigilance this Monday for a very high risk of forest fire. Five other departments are in orange vigilance for the day.
At least five fire starts were reported in the Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur region this Sunday, while Météofrance issued an orange fire alert due to the persistent drought and the absence of precipitation. Firefighters are still in action.
Three provinces in southern France, experiencing the worst fire season in their history, have been placed on high alert due to the risk of wildfires.
The Pyrénées-Orientales, the Aude and the Gard will be placed in red this Monday for a "very high" risk of forest fires, says Météo France in his bulletin of the weather of the forests on Sunday. Five other departments are in orange, for a "high" risk.
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