Fires in Upper Corsica: Fires progress in hard-to-reach areas this Sunday
In Corte, the fire that ravaged 100 hectares of forest is still active on the firehead, with hot spots remaining at the back of the sinister..
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In Corte, the fire that ravaged 100 hectares of forest is still active on the firehead, with hot spots remaining at the back of the disaster in "unfavorable conditions", the prefecture said in its latest press release. On Sunday, close to 170 firefighters are still on the ground, while two Puma helicopters, two Canadair® and one Dash are carrying out daily fire-fighting operations in these hard-to-reach areas. Several dozen hikers have already been evacuated in the week.
Furthermore, The Albertacce light, which resulted in the closure of a portion of the GR20, travelled about 300 hectares and "slightly evolved on its left front part," the prefecture explained. Two fires triggered a week ago by lightning strikes in Albertacce and Corte, Upper Corsica, burned 400 hectares of vegetation and continued to grow on Sunday, in mountainous areas that are difficult to access, the authorities were told. Due to the risk of "very severe" forest fire in Balagne (northwestern Corsica), the state services also closed the forest massifs of Fango, Bonifato and the western part of the territory of Agriate until midnight.
In addition, A man who was wounded on Saturday, a forestry sapper of the Corsican community was injured in the head, without his life-saving prognosis, while he was engaged in firefighting operations in Corte, according to the Haute-Corse prefecture. Two fires are still active in Albertacce and Corte on Sunday, July 19, while more than a hundred firefighters and air assets are fighting the flames.
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In Corte, the fire that ravaged 100 hectares of forest is still active on the firehead, with hot spots remaining at the back of the disaster in "unfavorable conditions", the prefecture said in its latest press release.
reliability low1/2 sourcesOn Sunday, close to 170 firefighters are still on the ground, while two Puma helicopters, two Canadair® and one Dash are carrying out daily fire-fighting operations in these hard-to-reach areas.
reliability low1/2 sourcesSeveral dozen hikers have already been evacuated in the week.
reliability low1/2 sourcesThe Albertacce light, which resulted in the closure of a portion of the GR20, travelled about 300 hectares and "slightly evolved on its left front part," the prefecture explained.
reliability low1/2 sourcesTwo fires triggered a week ago by lightning strikes in Albertacce and Corte, Upper Corsica, burned 400 hectares of vegetation and continued to grow on Sunday, in mountainous areas that are difficult to access, the authorities were told.
reliability low1/2 sourcesDue to the risk of "very severe" forest fire in Balagne (northwestern Corsica), the state services also closed the forest massifs of Fango, Bonifato and the western part of the territory of Agriate until midnight.
reliability low1/2 sourcesA man who was wounded on Saturday, a forestry sapper of the Corsican community was injured in the head, without his life-saving prognosis, while he was engaged in firefighting operations in Corte, according to the Haute-Corse prefecture.
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Two fires are still active in Albertacce and Corte on Sunday, July 19, while more than a hundred firefighters and air assets are fighting the flames.
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