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1:07 p.m. : “Evacuations in Landiras, Budos and Balizac are underway”, announces the prefecture of Gironde this afternoon. About 3,500 people have to leave their homes. Follow the situation live.
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12:08 : It’s noon, here’s a new point on the main news:
The blaze in Gironde has regained ground thanks to swirling winds. It devoured 14,300 hectares of vegetation, announced the prefecture this morning. Follow the situation live.
Météo France has placed 15 departments on the Atlantic coast on red alert for the heat wave and 51 others (and Andorra) are on orange vigilance while the peak of the heat wave currently hitting France is expected today. Follow our live.
Promised to the French in the face of galloping inflation, the bill on purchasing power and its myriad of support measures arrive in the hemicycle of the Assembly, where the opposition will storm proposals for new aid.
The 32-year-old man suspected of having killed three young people, including a 16-year-old minor, with a knife in Angers on Saturday, has been indicted and placed in detention, the prosecution announced.
11:26 : : Not really. In fact, several factors aggravate the intensity of these fires: “Temperature above 40 ° C”, “a hydrometry of less than 10%” and… the wind, which “will completely change orientation and in a different way on the two lights”according to the comptroller general, departmental director and head of the Sdis de Gironde body.
11:11 a.m. : Hello, isn’t the wind caused / amplified by the heat given off by the fire? Thanks
11:02 : Charred trunks and smoking roots litter the burned perimeter of the Landiras massif. Along the track, dozens of prepositioned tank trucks. Posted in front of them, firefighters, black with soot. Franceinfo was immersed over the weekend with firefighters fighting fires in Gironde.
(ROMANE BRISARD / RADIO FRANCE)
10:10 a.m. : “We have never seen two fires of this size on the same department.”
The controller general Marc Vermeulen, departmental director and head of the Sdis de Gironde corps, testifies to the situation on site and describes a situation “never lived”. “They hatched at 1h30 intervals with, simultaneously, fire starts that we deal with daily, about twenty a day”he repeats on franceinfo.
10:09 : For his part, Bruno Lafon, mayor of Biganos and president of the DFCI in Gironde, challenges Gérald Darmanin on the absence of Canadair based at Bordeaux-Mérignac airport for a few years. Bruno Lafon hammered live on France Bleu Gironde this morning: “We have changed scale, there are 400,000 people who have arrived in the last 20 years in Gironde and the climatic conditions have changed. We have to change gear and the air resources need to be reviewed.”
10:08 : Trees felled over 15 kilometers, to hope to protect millions in the future. This is the latest strategy decided by firefighters in Gironde, and implemented by the association for Defense against fires (DFCI). “The idea is to clear a width of wood equal to twice the height of the trees so that if the fire arrives, the flame does not touch either the firefighters or the stand on the other side of the road “details on France 3 Pierre Macé, director of the DFCI Aquitaine.
09:31 : And here is a new point on the news of the morning:
The blaze in Gironde has regained ground thanks to swirling winds. It has already devoured 14,000 hectares of vegetation, announced the prefecture this morning.
The hottest day? Météo France has placed 15 departments on the Atlantic coast on red alert for the heat wave and 51 others (and Andorra) are on orange vigilance while the peak of the heat wave currently hitting France is expected today.
Promised to the French in the face of galloping inflation, the bill on purchasing power and its myriad of support measures arrive in the hemicycle of the Assembly, where the opposition will storm proposals for new aid.
The 32-year-old man suspected of having killed three young people, including a 16-year-old minor, with a knife in Angers on Saturday, has been indicted and placed in detention, the prosecution announced.
09:12 : In parallel, the evacuations of inhabitants will continue throughout the day, announces the sub-prefect of Langon. Three municipalities are concerned, including Landiras, already partially evacuated. The second part of the city was so far spared. A total of 3,500 people will be evacuated.
09:25 : “We’re going to have a tough day. The winds are going to keep turning.”
Vincent Ferrier, sub-prefect of Langon takes stock of the current situation on the fire front in Gironde.
09:24 : It’s not just in France that the fires are raging. A firefighter died yesterday in a blaze in Losacio, northwestern Spain, as the country battles numerous wildfires amid a heat wave, according to authorities in Castile and Leon.
09:23 : “We have 1,600 firefighters on the two sites, but also firefighters in the barracks, reinforced by firefighters from all over France”summarizes Marc Vermeulen. “From 10 a.m., we will engage the six Canadairs and three Dash.”
(ROMANE BRISARD / FRANCEINFO)
08:49 : ? LIVE – ? Fires in Gironde ➡️ “We still have 2 active, non-standard fires. In Landiras, he covered 9,800 hectares. It is 14.5 km long, 9 km wide. In La Teste, it covers 4,200 hectares. We’ve never experienced that”, says the head of the SDIS33, Marc Vermeulen. https://t.co/CnUYMZEH1t
08:50 : The two fires in Gironde have burned more than 14,000 hectares of forest since Tuesday, according to France Bleu Gironde. The Landiras fire alone burned 9,800 hectares, 4,200 hectares in La Teste-de-Buch, specifies the departmental director of the Gironde firefighters on franceinfo.
08:31 : “We have firefighters who are great and who fight. (…) Having helpful firefighters is essential.”
Guest of “4 Truths” on France 2, Olivier Véran salutes the work of the firefighters who participate in the fight against fires in Gironde.
07:39 : Apocalyptic vision tonight on our doorstep A discontinuous 10km front is devouring our forest 3km from our home.A difficult fightExtreme conditions including a dry East wind.#fire #Gironde #Guillos #Origne #Landiras #Louchats #SaintSymphorien #balizac #letuzan and… https://t.co/eFHRbGIch1
07:38 : This is our view of the house…Courage to all our firefighters mobilized on the ground…It’s a disaster…#fire #gironde #heat wave #Landiras https://t.co/8v5CMiYpKw
08:30 : Hello @Worried @alien. According to a report communicated this morning by the mayor of La Teste-de-Buch and relayed on France Bleu Gironde, the fire further progressed during the night with 300 additional hectares burned on the side of the beach of La Salie, in the direction of Biscarosse. A total of 10,000 people were evacuated. The security perimeter around the fire was widened this morning. On Twitter, residents publish photos of this fire.
08:30 : Hello Fi, how was the night in Gironde? thoughts for firefighters and residents; thank you and good luck to you today ?
08:30 : Hello Franceinfo. On vacation in Arcachon, we had so far been spared by the fire but this morning when we woke up, we smelled a strong smell of smoke and the horizon was foggy, can you give us an update on the situation?
07:19 : It’s time for the press review. The fires raging in Gironde are on the front page of several newspapers, including South West and Humanity.
08:18 : Here is an update on the news this early morning:
The hottest day? Météo France has placed 15 departments on the Atlantic coast on red alert for the heat wave and 51 others (and Andorra) are on orange vigilance while the peak of the heat wave currently hitting France is expected today.
The two “non-standard” fires in Gironde burned nearly 13,000 hectares of forest in five days. Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin announced that “three additional planes, 200 firefighters and 11 heavy trucks” will be deployed on site. But the situation remains extremely difficult.
Promised to the French in the face of galloping inflation, the bill on purchasing power and its myriad of support measures arrive in the hemicycle of the Assembly, where the opposition will storm proposals for new aid.
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