Fire in Gironde: After the Drama of the Porge, the Bruised Return of the Inhabitants Who Lost Everything
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Some residents of Porge (Gironde) believe that their village, ravaged by the flames, would have been sacrificed to the luxury villas of Cap-Ferret. Firefighters justify their choices by the goal of saving as many lives as possible, which does not excuse certain failures.
The parodic newspaper announced this Tuesday, August 4th that it will pay the profits of its August issue to the commune of Porge, Gironde, devastated by the fires.
In the Gironde region, nearly two weeks after having to evacuate their village, the 3,500 residents of the commune of Le Porge were able to return home on Monday afternoon, August 3rd, to an apocalyptic scene. With more than 180 houses destroyed, the commune was the hardest hit by this mega-fire that ravaged 42,000 hectares.
After 12 days of evacuation, the inhabitants of Porge were finally allowed to return to their commune on Monday, 3 August, at 2 p.m. In this village where 183 houses were destroyed by fires, 1 hour ago.
The road "of the desolation" that crosses the commune, as it is now called, is lined with calcined trees and buildings in ashes. The village is deserted, the shutters closed, the shops closed. At the beginning of the afternoon, at the time allowed, the vehicles come in. The mayor shakes hands with the arrivals. "If you need anything, go to the reception centre at the school, we have everything you need," says Martial Zaninetti. In a car, a woman…
The inhabitants of Porge and Lège-Cap-Ferret were allowed to return home in the afternoon of Monday, August 3. While some houses are intact in the first commune, others have been reduced to ashes.
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