They have been burning for 10 days. In Gironde, the fires of Landiras and La Teste-de-Buch are not yet fixed, but “burnt areas” overnight have not changed, announced the Prefecture of New Aquitaine and Gironde on TwitterFriday, July 22. “The firefighters continued to treat the edges, hot spots and the few recoveries”details the prefecture, which recalls that “significant resources remain committed”. Follow our live.
At least 6,000 evacuees were able to return to their homes. In detail, 3,500 in La Teste-de-Buch and 2,500 in Cabanac-et-Villagrain, Budos and Saint-Magne, near Landiras, announced the prefecture of Gironde on Thursday evening.
Fewer firefighters on the ground. Firefighters from the rest of France to reinforce those from Gironde “are gradually returning to their department”, also explains the prefecture. Thursday evening, they were 1,800 firefighters still mobilized, it is 200 less than the day before. They remain vigilant on the possibility of recoveries at the edge of the affected area, especially as the weather forecast announces wind next night.
In Brittany, the situation is “totally stabilized”. After three days of effort, the firefighters arrived at the goal. The fire that affected the Monts d’Arrée (Finistère) is now “mastered”, reassured the prefecture of Brittany. ofaccording to the authorities, the total area burned is 1,725 hectares, which makes this disaster one of the largest that Brittany has known.