More than 110 hectares of vegetation burned on Monday in the Pyrénées-Orientales, requiring the mobilization of 400 firefighters, according to SDIS 66. The fire broke out shortly before 3 a.m. near Caudiès-de-Fenouillèdes and did not threaten no inhabited area.
Driven by the Tramontana, a northwest wind, the flames were heading towards a mountainous area, according to firefighters.
Five planes and a helicopter water bombers were then dispatched to the scene.
"The fire is still not under control. We hope that the wind will drop at the start of the afternoon," said Captain Brice Lafontaine, of the Pyrénées-Orientales Fire and Rescue Service (SDIS).
#ForestFires |
🔥 The number of the day: 2,000
➡ This is the number of hectares of forests, moors and maquis burned in the department since the beginning of summer, i.e. 4 ✖️ more than other summers
As we approach good weather and dry periods, adopt the right behaviors 🌲 pic.twitter.com/LGBfEdGyoW
– Prefect of the Pyrénées-Orientales (@Prefet66) August 15, 2022
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