terrible images in Landiras and Teste-de-Buch

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terrible images in Landiras and Teste de Buch

The forest fires that took shape yesterday in Gironde continue their fiery advance. Vacationers present in the municipalities of Teste-de-Buch and Landiras have been evacuated while 1700 hectares of which have already been burned.

The essential

  • Two fires broke out on Tuesday July 12 around 3 p.m. around the towns of Landiras and Teste-de-Buch, in Gironde. They continue this Wednesday, July 13, with already more than 1700 hectares destroyed. This is the biggest fire ever seen in the department since 2017.

  • Five holiday campsites have so far been evacuated, for more than 6,500 people taken care of by the authorities of Gironde.

  • 800 firefighters, two dash and two canadairs performing drops are mobilized to stem the fire. This July 13, the flames are gaining ground because of the orientation of the wind which is favorable to them.

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12:00 – Words of support from the mayor of Landiras

Faced with the fire which is disrupting the daily lives of the inhabitants of the municipality of Landiras, three districts of which were evacuated on the evening of the 12th, Mayor Jean-Marc Pelletant sent a message of support to the Landiranais, in which he does not hide his concern. . “I ask the Landiranais to trust their elected officials. Courage to all”, he writes, assuring that if the “air resources” are deployed in the area, there is reason “to be optimistic”… But “very worried” otherwise. He wanted to emphasize the exceptional nature of such an event: ‘In history, there have already been several forest fires but of such great importance, it has not happened for at least fifteen years , that we had not seen such a fire”. To conclude, he thanked “the firefighters” but also “the men of the DFCI (Forest Defense Against Fires)” present on the ground and who “fought all night”.

11:50 – Evacuation of campsites in Gironde

At 3:15 p.m. on July 12, a fire broke out in the town of Teste-de-Buch, near Arcachon, near the Pilat dune. Despite the mobilization of 190 firefighters, 87 firefighting resources and three water bomber planes, the tide turned around 1 a.m. that night. The prefecture of Gironde then decided on the preventive evacuation of five campsites. Vacationers were transported to the exhibition center and to the Leclerc center shopping mall in Teste-de-Buch, while two motorhome areas were evacuated. Commander Laurent Dellac explained to France Info that a “total of 100 vehicles” were redirected to the town of Biscarosse.

11:30 am – Impressive images of the fires in Gironde

Images of forest fires burning in Gironde are circulating on social networks. The fire of Teste-de-Buch particularly impresses, the videos of last night showing the hectares of destroyed forests. The fire also continues in Londiras.

11:10 am – The fire extinguishing operation continues in the department

To fight against the forest fires that ignite the department this Wednesday, July 13, significant resources have been deployed, including two dash and two canadair which have made drops in the areas concerned. In total, a device of 200 firefighters and 95 vehicles is mobilized. But, as during the last fires in the South of France, the fight of the firefighters to stem the fire was made very difficult because of the orientation of the wind. Commander Dellac also explained to France 3 regions that the mistral led the firefighters to take “the decision to evacuate five campsites at La Teste and the Dune du Pilat”. In addition, he specified that the aerial means are “being dispatched”, coupled with “water bombers in the area”.

11:03 – What is the damage caused by the fire in Gironde?

The fire that broke out yesterday in Gironde has already wreaked havoc: there are already 1700 hectares gone up in smoke. Firefighters are mobilized in Landiras and Teste-de-Buch, where the fire spreads the fastest. If five campsites have been evacuated, no casualties are to be deplored among holidaymakers. On the side of the responders, on the other hand, the authorities of the department reported that two of the firefighters present in the Landiras sector were transferred to the Bordeaux University Hospital after inhaling fumes.

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The fires broke out on Tuesday July 12 at 3 p.m. around the towns of Landiras and Teste-de-Buch, both located in Gironde. In question, a fire starting due to an electrical problem that occurred on a car which caught fire on track 214, near the road to the ocean beaches, as the mayor of Teste-de-Buch informed. Very quickly, their spread, fueled by the direction of the wind, caused damage in the department with already more than 1700 hectares burned. The firefighters mobilized tried to control the flames while managing the evacuation of the 6,500 residents or vacationers present in the area.

The fire that broke out yesterday afternoon continues to evolve this morning in the Landiras area, with more than 500 firefighters deployed in the area and helped by reinforcements from Corrèze. Landiras experienced the greatest damage with more than 1,000 hectares going up in smoke. The evacuation of more than 500 people was ensured overnight. Several roads have been closed to secure the area, including the departmental 115 between Guillos and Landiras, and the departmental 218 at the Dune du Pilat.

La Teste-de-Buch, in the Arcachon basin, is the second focus of the fire. Here too, the flames forced the authorities to organize the evacuation of nearly 6,000 people, mainly holidaymakers who were staying in campsites (there are five deserted campsites, as Commander Dellac of the Gironde firefighters explained to France 3 regions). The campers were taken care of by the Red Cross and welcomed to the Parc des expositions. Six planes and two Canadairs are expected in the area.



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