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3:08 p.m. : Hello @motoristdansleslandes ! The A63 motorway is closed in both directions to traffic between Bordeaux and exit n°9 (Saint-Geours-de-Maremme), reports Vinci Autoroutes, which offers a detour route on Twitter.
3:07 p.m. : Hello, is the A63 motorway completely closed or only a portion? Thanks in advance
2:59 p.m. : A self-employed person was placed in police custody this morning in the gendarmerie of Meyrueis (Lozère). The man, who presented himself to the gendarmes, claims that his agricultural machine caused the fire which burned more than 700 hectares in Lozère and Aveyron, reports France Bleu. “Of course, the presumption of innocence must be respected”recalls the deputy prosecutor of Mende.
2:58 p.m. : “More than 1,000 firefighters, nine planes and two water bomber helicopters are engaged against the flames” fires affecting the Gironde, said Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin on Twitter.
2:14 p.m. : It’s 2 p.m., let’s make a new update on the news:
A fire that “was buried” since mid-July in the Landiras sector (Gironde) has resumed with vigor since yesterday afternoon, devouring 6,000 hectares of forest in its path and forcing the evacuation of 6,000 people in this sector of the Landes de Gascogne. Follow our live.
The beluga which got lost in the Seine died during the rescue operation which aimed to release it at sea, announced the prefecture of Calvados. “The suffering was obvious (…) and therefore it was necessary to proceed with euthanasia”explained a veterinarian from Sdis.
The Greek port authorities are looking for about 50 people missing after their wrecked boat sank in the southeastern Aegean Sea, a new drama of migrations in the eastern Mediterranean.
1:54 p.m. : Hello @Antoine ! The Morbihan prefecture publishes every day on Twitter an assessment of the various fires that run through the department. Here is the latest, published yesterday at 2:30 p.m.
1:54 p.m. : Hello FI, do you have any more news on the fires of last weekend in Morbihan?
1:12 p.m. : Hello @Jura ! A fire has been underway in Vescles (Jura) since last night. Nearly 40 hectares have already disappeared in the flames, which are not yet under control despite the presence of a hundred firefighters, according to France Bleu. On the other hand, we do not yet have any information concerning a fire in Ain, but we will keep you informed if reports appear.
1:11 p.m. : The Jura and the Ain affected by two forest fires a few kilometers apart
12:46 p.m. : Hello @didon ! Spain and the Czech Republic, for example, are also affected by violent fires amplified by heat waves and drought. Franceinfo summarizes the situation for you.
12:46 p.m. : Hello, you cover fires a lot in France, but can you tell us if there are others in Europe?
12:31 p.m. : And in Boisbreteau (Charente), a fire was set after having devoured 150 hectares since Monday evening. The 30 evacuees were able to return home, specifies France Bleu.
12:26 p.m. : Elsewhere, in Besné (Loire-Atlantique), new major fires broke out last night. Sixty people were evacuated and 140 hectares were burned, but the evolution of the flames is “favorable”according to the firefighters quoted by France Bleu.
12:20 p.m. : Hello ! Don’t worry, we mentioned it yesterday in this live: the latest assessment of the fire near Romeyer (Drôme) reports 280 hectares burned, despite the hard work of 320 firefighters, reports France Bleu. Access to the flames is complicated by the geography of the sector.
12:20 p.m. : Can you find out more about the fire that has been burning the forests at the foot of the Vercors for 4 days, in Romeyer near Die? Please don’t forget us.
12:05 : It is noon ! Let’s take a look at the news:
A fire that “was buried” since mid-July in the Landiras sector (Gironde) has resumed with vigor since yesterday afternoon, devouring 6,000 hectares of forest in its path and forcing the evacuation of 6,000 people in this sector of the Landes de Gascogne. Follow our live.
The fire that has ravaged the Maine-et-Loire forest since Monday has burned more than 1,200 hectares, requiring the presence of nearly 400 firefighters, the department’s codis said this morning.
• A man was killed this morning at Roissy Charles-de-Gaulle airport by police fire. “Demonstrating composure, the police neutralized this morning a threatening individual in possession of a bladed weapon”, said the Paris police headquarters on its Twitter account.
The Greek port authorities are looking for about 50 people missing after their wrecked boat sank in the southeastern Aegean Sea, a new drama of migrations in the eastern Mediterranean.
The beluga which got lost in the Seine died during the rescue operation which aimed to release it at sea, announced the prefecture of Calvados. “The suffering was obvious (…) and therefore it was necessary to proceed with euthanasia”explained a veterinarian from Sdis.
10:24 a.m. : “The first objective in this fight is to save human lives”.
It is likely that preventive evacuations will increase, said the prefecture of Gironde. “The weather is extremely unfavourable”, added the delegate prefect. Soldiers were called in as reinforcements in the face of this “extraordinary situation”.
10:17 a.m. : In Gironde, “The fire progressed all night and ravaged 6,000 hectares of forest”said Martin Guespereau, the delegate prefect for defense and security of the south-west zone, during a press briefing. Some 6,000 people have been evacuated since last night and the situation is “very difficult” because they “had already been evacuated in July”.
10:14 a.m. : The A63 motorway will close “in a few minutes” because of the smoke from the fire in Gironde, “which pose visibility problems”announces the prefecture.
09:55 : Hello, it is the Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, who will be going to Aveyron this afternoon to support the firefighters. He did not specify the time of his arrival. The fire ravaged 700 hectares of vegetation and stopped progressing without being brought under control.
09:54 : Hello France info, can you confirm the arrival of the minister in Aveyron today and the time if you have it? Thanks
09:41 : The fire ravaging the forest of Maine-et-Loire – between Angers and Le Mans – burned more than 1,200 hectares, requiring the presence of nearly 400 firefighters, said this morning the codis of the department.
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09:12 : The resumption of fires near Landiras (Gironde) have now ravaged 6,000 hectares of pine forests since yesterday afternoon, announces the prefecture of Gironde. the “Fire is very virulent and has spread to the Landes department. The municipalities of Hostens, Saint-Magne and sectors of Belin-Béliet have been evacuated”or about 3,800 people, according to a press release.
09:03 : It’s 9 o’clock! Let’s take a look at the news:
• Several fires broke out yesterday in Gironde, near Landiras. The flames have already ravaged 6,000 hectares of pine forests, the prefecture announced this morning. the “Fire is very virulent and has spread to the Landes department. The municipalities of Hostens, Saint-Magne and sectors of Belin-Béliet have been evacuated”, or about 3,800 people, according to a statement.
• About 3,000 campers and residents of two villages in Aveyron had to be evacuated yesterday as a precaution due to a fire which ravaged 700 hectares of vegetation, but which stopped progressing without being brought under control.
•The heat wave regains ground in the southwest with maximum temperatures predicted up to 40 degrees locally. In total, 16 departments are placed in heat wave orange vigilance, from Loire-Atlantique to Hautes-Pyrénées.
• Thirteen civilians were killed last night in Russian bombardments in the Dnipropetrovsk region, in central-eastern Ukraine, announced Governor Valentin Reznitchenko.
Released from the Seine after a perilous operation which lasted all night, the beluga was placed in the back of a truck which took the road to Ouistreham at dawn, the next stage of the race against time to save this cetacean in the state of health “alarming”.
06:48 : The authorities have ordered the evacuation of the entire perched village of Mostuéjouls, in the Gorges du Tarn, not far from the coniferous forest in the grip of flames, in the heart of the Grands Causses Regional Natural Park. The firefighters, up to 600 at the height of the mobilization, estimate that they will need another three days to put out the fire. Two of them were slightly injured.
06:47 : In Aveyron, approximately 3,000 campers and inhabitants of two villages had to be evacuated as a precaution due to a fire which ravaged 700 hectares of vegetation, but which stopped progressing without being brought under control. The evolution of the fire remains uncertain due to the wind. Part of the fire, located on rocky bars, was still inaccessible to firefighters that night.
(Valentine CHAPUIS / AFP)
06:47 : “The situation is very unfavorable. We are keeping all the means available on the ground for the whole night, with many defenses of sensitive points to come”underlined Lieutenant-Colonel Mendousse, communication officer at the Departmental Fire and Rescue Service (Sdis) of the Gironde.
06:47 : The fire that broke out in the south of the Gironde, in the municipalities of Hostens, Saint-Magne and Cabanac-et-Villagrains, spread to the Landes department last night. These fires burned 4,000 hectares, firefighters told France Bleu Gascogne. These are resumptions of the historic Landiras fire, which ravaged more than 13,000 hectares last July.
(Handout / SDIS 33 / AFP)
07:24 : Let’s take a look at the news:
The beluga, lost in the Seine for a week, was released last night from the lock of Saint-Pierre-la-Garenne (Eure), the first stage of the operation “extraordinary” in an attempt to put it back to sea.
• The heat wave is regaining ground in the southwest today, with maximum temperatures expected up to 40 degrees locally. It should end on Sunday with thunderstorms expected throughout France.
• The situation is judged “very unfavorable” in Gironde, where repeated fires from the gigantic Landiras fire in July ravaged 1,000 hectares of pines last night, requiring the precautionary evacuation of 3,500 people from this forest sector, according to the prefecture.
• It is also critical in Aveyron, where approximately 3,000 campers and inhabitants of two villages had to be evacuated yesterday as a precaution due to a fire which ravaged 700 hectares of vegetation, but which stopped progressing without being mastered. In Maine-et-Loire, a fire broke out on Monday and has already burned more than 700 hectares of vegetation in the Pugle forest, in Baugé-en-Anjou.