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France will have to buy more aircraft to tackle wildfires
The 22 aircraft currently in the Civil Protection service’s fleet have been “sufficient in recent years. Do we need more? The answer is yes”, says Emmanuel Macron, emphasising…
MAP. New areas at ‘very high’ risk – see our risk map
Whilst the fire service has reported “significant progress” in recent hours in Gironde, nearly 21,000 hectares have been destroyed by the flames since Tuesday 12 July, particularly in La…
Fires in Gironde: 20,300 hectares destroyed; “significant progress has been made” this evening
Firefighters from the Gironde, supported by reinforcements from neighbouring departments and across the country, have been tackling two fires since Tuesday 12 July; these fires have so far destroyed nearly…
Gironde: nearly 20,000 hectares destroyed and further evacuations; the situation remains “unfavourable”
Firefighters from the Gironde, supported by reinforcements from neighbouring departments and across the country, have been tackling two fires since Tuesday 12 July, which have so far burnt 19,300 hectares…
Forest fires: another high-risk day – check our interactive map
Monday was a very difficult day for the French fire service. Several fires were reported via the “Feux de forêt” app. After a disastrous day, in the…
Gironde: 17,000 hectares ravaged, fires still out of control
Firefighters from the Gironde, supported by reinforcements from neighbouring departments and across the country, have been tackling two fires since Tuesday 12 July; these fires have so far destroyed nearly…
MAP. Fire risk: this Monday is a day of high tension, with the worst feared in the South-West
Firefighters from the Gironde, supported by reinforcements from neighbouring departments and across the country, have been tackling two fires since Tuesday 12 July; these fires have so far destroyed nearly…
Gironde: the 13,000-hectare mark was passed on Sunday evening – an update at 10 pm
Firefighters from the Gironde, supported by reinforcements from neighbouring departments and across the country, have been tackling two fires since Tuesday 12 July; as of now, these fires have destroyed nearly…
Fires in Gironde: with winds blowing from all directions, the Home Secretary has deployed significant additional resources
The Minister for the Interior and Overseas Territories is once again stepping up efforts to tackle forest fires in Gironde. Severe forest fires are currently affecting the…
Loire: a tanker lorrie overturns, three firefighters injured, one of them ‘seriously’
According to the Secours Info website, a tragedy was narrowly averted on Saturday shortly before 5 pm. A tanker from the Loire Fire Service left the…
Fires in Gironde: one fire engine burnt out, another overturned and four firefighters injured
"Four firefighters" were slightly injured whilst battling the fires ravaging the Gironde, announced Marc Vermeulen, departmental director of SDIS 33, during a press briefing on Saturday…
The fires in Gironde have now destroyed more than 10,000 hectares, with the worst feared in the coming days
Four days after the fires broke out, the forest continues to burn in the south of the Gironde, particularly in La Teste-de-Buch, in the Arcachon basin, and in Landiras and Guillos. Since then…
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