more than 500 people evacuated in one night

During the night, the wind constantly changes direction, which fans the flames, Tuesday September 13,in Gironde. The fire is progressing rapidly on vegetation dried out by the heat wave. The fire eventually reached the municipality of Saumos. The firefighters are multiplying to try to save the houses but four houses and a few sheds have burned.

To inside the village, the security forces go door to door to check that there are no more nobody. The evacuation order was given yesterday afternoon. All the inhabitants left well. There are a few pets left. About 540 were evacuated between Saumos and a few surrounding hamlets. Some left in a hurry. “We had 5, 10 minutes of smoke, we saw the flames coming through, we left“, says a local resident. Others spent the night in Le Porge, the police left them no choice. Hosted by relatives, they found themselves at the city gymnasium hoping to have good news.