Europe 1 with AFP 06:36, July 13, 2022
Two fires in progress since Tuesday afternoon in Gironde have burned nearly 1,000 hectares of forest, a situation favored by the heat wave episode which is raging for the second time in a month in France and for which seven departments are placed in heat wave orange vigilance .
Two fires in progress since Tuesday afternoon in Gironde have burned nearly 1,000 hectares of forest, a situation favored by the heat wave episode which is raging for the second time in a month in France and for which seven departments are placed in heat wave orange vigilance .
Evacuation of 150 people
The largest fire covered 800 hectares of pines near Landiras, about forty kilometers south of Bordeaux, leading to the evacuation of 150 people, according to firefighters and the Gironde prefecture.
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180 hectares of old pines destroyed
Near the Dune du Pilat, in the Bassin d'Arcachon, another fire has destroyed 180 hectares of old pines but does not threaten any permanent dwellings, according to firefighters.
Four people were rescued.