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7:02 p.m. : Meanwhile, in Finistère, the prefecture reports that “a few outbreaks have reactivated” in the Monts d’Arrée, where the fire was brought under control on Wednesday. But the firefighters are still on site, which allowed an intervention “immediate”.
6:57 p.m. : In Gironde, the return of evacuees will continue this evening: they can return to Villandraut and Noaillan since 6 p.m., will be able to return to Budos and Léogeats at 7 p.m., and to Landiras at 8 p.m. In total, 6,500 people are affected according to the prefecture. As for the Teste-de-Buch fire, the inhabitants and holidaymakers of Cazaux will be able to return there tomorrow from 9 a.m. The town had become a ghost town for more than a week, told France 2 on Wednesday.
6:51 p.m. : A little further south, another fire broke out on the hill of Serrat d’en Vaquer in Perpignan (Pyrénées-Orientale), near a commercial area in the south of the city. A hundred firefighters and a helicopter are engaged on the spot, according to France Bleu Roussillon.
6:44 p.m. : #Fire|| 4 #Canadair @SecCivileFrance are engaged on fire ? Municipality of Aigne #Pélican 31 / 32 / 33 and 34 The first photos https://t.co/fgq6SaXMtC
6:44 p.m. : #Fire|| Municipality of Aigne the #SapeursPompiers of #Hérault are engaged on a ? of VL which has spread to the vegetation more than 100 #Firefighters on site reinforced by the departmental air cell #ABE Leave free access to #Secours 3️⃣0️⃣ ? on site #InfoFlash https://t.co/GkWHe3oqou
6:43 p.m. : #Fire|| 3 #ABE @SDIS34 are engaged in reinforcement of the #SapeursPompiers of #Hérault @VilleFrontignan Chemin de Gigean Massif de la Gardiole for a ? of vegetation 1 fortnight of ? + 60 #SP mobilized for this fire Do not interfere with the gear mobilized on this intervention https://t.co/s1qKaa6CLG
6:45 p.m. : Hello @James and @Jerome. The Hérault firefighters have indeed been involved in two fires in recent hours: a vegetation fire in the Gardiole massif, in Frontignan, which mobilized 60 firefighters and around fifteen vehicles; and the fire of a car which spread to the vegetation in Aigne (Hérault), neighboring town of Pouzols-Minervois (Aude). Four Canadair are working on it, in support of more than 100 firefighters. You will find more details on France 3 Occitanie.
6:43 p.m. : Log fire in the Aude towards Pouzols-Minervois. 4 Canadair in action.
6:42 p.m. : Would there be a forest fire on Frontignan?? Do you have information? Thank you for your reply.
5:37 p.m. : The Bordeaux prosecutor’s office has opened a judicial investigation into the fire which ravaged nearly 14,000 hectares of forest in Landiras, in Gironde.
1:37 p.m. : Here is the content not to be missed today on franceinfo.fr:
• Our decryption of this shot that has gone viral: a dead deer, stranded on a beach, photographed by Sébastien Dupuy, in Biscarrosse (Landes).
• Our summary of the debates on the taxation of the “superprofits” of large companies.
• This article in which we explain where is the registration of the right to abortion in the Constitution.
10:10 a.m. : Ministers Olivia Grégoire and Bruno Le Maire call on insurers to “the greatest mobilization” to support individuals and businesses affected by the fires in Gironde, according to a letter consulted by AFP.
In this letter, they ask that the victims have a period “sufficient” to report the damage suffered, “while evacuations are still in progress”. They also plead for compensation files to be processed “as fast as possible”.
10:01 a.m. : “The fight will still last a long time. There is the fire, fixing it, putting it out, and then there is watching it. We know that especially on one of the fires where we have peat ground, where it goes last for several weeks.
Firefighters continue to deal with the recoveries of the two fires in Landiras and La Teste-de-Buch which destroyed nearly 21,000 hectares of forest. The work of firefighters in the department could last “Several weeks”, according to the prefect.
08:54 : “The night on the fire front went well since the fire has so far always been contained.”
“The fire is contained but not fixed” in Gironde. “The decision to announce that it is fixed will come after an evaluation” made by firefighters, announcement on franceinfo Fabienne Buccio prefect of the department.
08:31 : Hello @MamyJeanne. Thank you for your message. I’m not answering your question because I don’t have any information on this yet. The cost will certainly be high, as you say, but it is still far too early to assess it, especially since the lights are not yet fixed.
08:28 : Hello Violaine, bravo for your work. I’m asking my question again because I can’t find an answer. What is the cost of the Gironde fires? Between the cost of the rescue means committed, the operating losses of the wood and tourism industry, the costs of rebuilding buildings and infrastructure, replanting forests… I forget some and the millions of € will scroll. Do you have an estimate? Thanks.
08:31 : “There was no desire to denounce, nor to campaign when I took the photo. It was above all to draw up a report.”
The virality of this photo is also explained by the lack of images of animals victims of the fires, according to this father of two children. “We mainly see the forest on fire. The firefighters were unable to take pictures of the burnt animals discovered during their interventions, and that is quite normal”he believes.
08:32 : A dead deer, washed up on a beach. This is the photo taken by Sébastien Dupuy, Tuesday, in Biscarrosse (Landes). Within hours, the image posted on his Facebook account went viral. Some Internet users see it as the symbol of the damage caused by the fires in Gironde to wildlife. Eloïse Bartoli contacted its author and animal protection associations to find out more.
(SEBASTIEN DUPUY)
08:19 : The famous Flots Bleus campsite, which served as the setting for the saga Camping in the cinema, went up in smoke in the fires in Gironde. But the boss of the establishment can count on the generosity of the inhabitants to help him get up, as noted by Thomas Giraudeau on the spot.
(NICOLAS MATHIAS / RADIO FRANCE)
08:35 : During the fires which ravage thousands of hectares each summer in France, the investigators often favor the criminal track. How to explain this irrepressible desire to light a fire and prevent it? Mathilde Lemaire questioned a psychiatrist and a criminologist on the profile of arsonists.
08:09 : ? #fires #Gironde No evolution of the areas burned last night on the #fires of #LaTestedeBuch and #LandirasThe firefighters continued the treatment of edges, hot spots and a few times. Significant resources remain committed this morning. The fight goes on. https://t.co/pD2rVOwfCL
08:09 : The Gironde prefecture has just published its update on the situation on the fire front. The news is reassuring: the area burned did not increase overnight. Nevertheless, significant resources remain committed this morning to fight the fires.
07:35 : Here is a point to summarize the essentials of the news:
• The National Assembly adopted, in the early hours of the morning, in first reading, the bill on purchasing power, after five days of highly tense debates between the majority and the opposition.
• Météo France has placed 17 departments on orange alert: four departments in northwestern France on orange alert for thunderstorms and 13 departments in southeastern France on orange alert for heat waves.
• Russia is going to sign an agreement with Ukraine today on grain exports, eagerly awaited by the international community given the risk of famine in the world.
• The stabilization of the fires in Landiras and La Teste-de-Buch enabled 6,000 of the nearly 37,000 evacuees to return to their homes. But the lights are not fixed yet.