Tag: Gironde
Gironde: three questions on “zombie fires”, partly responsible for the resumption of fires
Their name sounds straight out of a sci-fi movie. However, the phenomenon is very real: the “zombie fires” are partly responsible for the return of fires to Landiras, in the…
In Gironde, firefighters supported by European reinforcements stop the progression of the fire
In Gironde, 1,100 firefighters now supported by European reinforcements have been fighting since Tuesday against a gigantic fire which has ravaged 7,400 hectares of forest. At the fire command post…
Fire in Gironde: why it is not a “mega-fire”
According estimates from the European forest fire information system EFFIS, 60,558 hectares have already burned in France since January, several times the annual average of the previous 15 years. This…
Fires in Gironde: firefighters as reinforcements from Europe, 7,400 hectares burned… live
GIRONDE FIRES. On Friday August 12, firefighters arrived as reinforcements from Germany, Greece, Italy and Romania to help the 1,100 firefighters mobilized against the fires in Gironde. Since August 9,…
more than 10,000 people evacuated in Gironde and Landes
In the west of France, the Gironde and the Landes are still plagued by flames. More than 10,000 people were evacuated, particularly in the municipalities of Hostens and Belin-Béliet. Overnight,…
The fires in Gironde have created their own wind and are going in all directions
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Fires in Gironde: 10 football pitches burned per minute!
The fire that had ravaged the Landes forest in the Landiras sector, in Gironde, last July, has started again. In a particularly virulent manner. In less than 24 hours, 6,000…
The ravages of fires in Gironde seen from space
Discover new satellite images, this time provided by Airbus, which show the extent of the damage caused by the fires in Gironde which are now extinguished. You will also be…
Fires in Gironde: the extent of the damage seen from space
Discover new satellite images, this time provided by Airbus, which show the extent of the damage caused by the fires in Gironde which are now extinguished. You will also be…
The “non-standard” fires of Gironde in pictures
It’s the commotion in France to fight the fires favored by climate change this summer. In total, at 21 July, the two fires still in progress in Gironde have already…