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Fires in Gironde: the mayor of La Teste-de-Buch salutes "the exceptional solidarity of the basin"
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This photo provided by Gironde firefighters (SDIS 33) shows a Canadair plane battling a forest fire near La Teste-de-Buch, in southwestern France, Saturday July 16, 2022. AP
By: Clementine Pawlotsky
The two fires that have been ravaging the Gironde for a week were still not fixed on Tuesday morning.
Operations are made difficult on site because of the scorching weather conditions and a rotating wind that constantly changes the course of the fire.
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More than 37,000 residents or vacationers were evacuated, 19,000 hectares were burned and five campsites on the Dune du Pilat were destroyed.
Among the evacuees, the mayor of La Teste-de-Buch Patrick Davet, also had to leave his house, he was the guest of RFI at the microphone of Clémentine Pawlotsky.
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