
New fire in France: 400 hectares covered by flames in the Landes, 400 people evacuated
The fire that broke out on Thursday 13 August in the Landes forest has now covered 400 hectares and 400 people "are being evacuated from
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The fire that broke out on Thursday 13 August in the Landes forest has now covered 400 hectares and 400 people "are being evacuated in a preventive manner", the local authorities said. "280 firefighters, 40 Fire units and 8 aerial means - 2 Dash, 4 Canadairs - 2 Air Tractor are currently engaged to combat the spread of the fire, as well as 45 gendarmes", added the prefecture in a statement. More than 40 hectares have been affected by the flames, plus 16 hectares of fir trees in a difficult area.
Furthermore, The area covered by the fires is estimated at 180 hectares and a dwelling has been destroyed. Located in warm orange alert, the Landes saw temperatures above 40°C on Thursday, in Morcenx-la-Nouvelle and Mont-de-Marsan, near the area concerned, with vegetation and forest dried up for several weeks making the massif vulnerable to the spread of fires. In Pas-de-Calais, fires since Wednesday in a sensitive and touristic natural area of the coast are now "contents" but still "unfixed", according to the prefecture.
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The fire that broke out on Thursday 13 August in the Landes forest has now covered 400 hectares and 400 people "are being evacuated in a preventive manner", the local authorities said.
reliability low1/4 sources"280 firefighters, 40 Fire units and 8 aerial means - 2 Dash, 4 Canadairs - 2 Air Tractor are currently engaged to combat the spread of the fire, as well as 45 gendarmes", added the prefecture in a statement.
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More than 40 hectares have been affected by the flames, plus 16 hectares of fir trees in a difficult area.
according to Le ParisienThe area covered by the fires is estimated at 180 hectares and a dwelling has been destroyed.
according to Le ParisienLocated in warm orange alert, the Landes saw temperatures above 40°C on Thursday, in Morcenx-la-Nouvelle and Mont-de-Marsan, near the area concerned, with vegetation and forest dried up for several weeks making the massif vulnerable to the spread of fires.
according to DH Les Sports+ +2In Pas-de-Calais, fires since Wednesday in a sensitive and touristic natural area of the coast are now "contents" but still "unfixed", according to the prefecture.
according to DH Les Sports+ +2
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