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48 people, suspected of being at the origin of fires, were arrested during the summer of 2022, revealed the national gendarmerie, Friday September 23. In the Dordogne, the inhabitants of Eygurande-et-Gardedeuil crack in the face of the recurrence of fires, and organize patrols to track down arsonists.
After a grueling summer, firefighters put out a new fire, Friday, September 23, in Eygurande-et-Gardedeuil (Dordogne). The fire covered more than one hectare. Anger is rising among residents at the presence of arsonists. “Everybody around is on the teeth, they stop this bullshit, frankly“, says one of them. Faced with the recurrence of fires, some residents have decided to do their own patrol, to identify possible suspects themselves.
The gendarmerie, for its part, multiplies helicopter overflights throughout the region. While concern is rising among the population, the mayor of the town, Guy Piedfert, wishes to call for calm. “Rumors go, in fact nobody knows. What shouldn’t be is for someone who isn’t the culprit to be caught on the rumour.”, he comments. During the summer of 2022, more than 65,000 hectares of forest went up in smoke throughout France, a sad record.