DIRECT. Fires in the Southwest: “the situation is deteriorating” at Teste-de-Buch, new evacuations in the Landiras sector – franceinfo

Find here all of our live #INCENDIES20h12: Here is a new update on the news at the start of the evening. Meteo France has placed 15 departments on the Atlantic coast on red alert for the heat wave, 51 others and Andorra are on the alert orange. Tomorrow’s day is likely to be one of the hottest ever recorded in France.• Belgian sprinter Jasper Philippsen wins the sprint in Carcassonne and wins the 15th stage of the Tour de France.• Emmanuel Macron commemorated the 80th anniversary of the roundup of Vel’d’Hiv from Pithiviers. Relive this speech here. In total, 10,600 hectares of forest have been burned in Gironde in the fires that affect Teste-de-Buch and Landiras. Franceinfo compared this area to the size of Paris, Marseille and Lyon. And here’s what it looks like. 7:10 p.m .: 🔥 #FeuxDeForêt #Gironde In the La Teste-de-Buch sector, the situation is deteriorating. The fire has arrived at the sea and is heading south.In total: 3900 hectares burned.👉 Be extremely careful and absolutely avoid the area. https://t.co/PzBQDne1fq
7:05 p.m .: 🥺 Apocalyptic vision of the Dune du Pilat forest #latestedebuch at this very moment seen from the Banc d’Arguin 📸 Jean-Philippe Allilaire for @F3Aquitaine #fire #gironde #fire #firefighters https://t.co/ a7MGX1437C
7:06 p.m .: An “apocalyptic vision”. The fire in Teste-de-Buch (Gironde) reached the ocean in the afternoon. France 3 Aquitaine has published impressive images from the Banc d’Arguin. 6:51 p.m .: Hello @La testetriste. You are right to point out that these large-scale fires are dramatic for biodiversity. This article from France 3 Nouvelle-Aquitaine relays the work of volunteers who are mobilizing to save pets and farm animals. However, for wild animals, the task is much more complicated. And it is only after the end of the fire that we can take the measure of the destruction on the populations of insects for example. I therefore allow myself to send you this article published in 2020 by The Conversation and which precisely deals with the specific case of insects: “Large fires therefore constitute terrible ecological disasters (in the first sense of the term: rapid changes in the state of an ecological system). Science and consequently the media neglect the “direct and indirect impact on a significant fraction of biodiversity: insects and all invertebrates”, can we read. 6:38 p.m.: Hello. And still nothing on the disappearance of wild species and birds which is considerable. They represent nothing? It is shameful this silence towards them. 10,000 hectares gone up in smoke, how many animals and insects? 6:37 p.m .: Here is a new update on the news this late afternoon: Meteo France has placed 15 departments on the Atlantic coast on red alert at the heat wave, 51 others and Andorra are on orange alert. Tomorrow’s day is likely to be one of the hottest ever recorded in France.• Belgian sprinter Jasper Philippsen wins the sprint in Carcassonne and wins the 15th stage of the Tour de France.• Emmanuel Macron commemorated the 80th anniversary of the roundup of Vel’d’Hiv from Pithiviers. Relive this speech here. In total, 10,600 hectares of forest have been burned in Gironde in the fires that affect Teste-de-Buch and Landiras. Franceinfo compared this area to the size of Paris, Marseille and Lyon. And here is what it gives.
6:20 p.m .: In total, 10,600 hectares of forest have been burned since Tuesday in Gironde in the fires that affect Teste-de-Buch and Landiras: 7,200 hectares in Landiras and 3,400 in La Teste-de-Buch. Because it is difficult to imagine such surfaces, franceinfo compared them to the size of Paris, Marseille and Lyon. And here is what it gives.

6:20 p.m.: 16,100 people have been evacuated since Tuesday, reports France Bleu Gironde. This afternoon, the sub-prefect of Langon announced the evacuation of 2,100 people in Cabanac, north of Landiras, after having evacuated Villagrains yesterday. Other evacuations had been carried out yesterday in the south of the department, in particular in Hostens where 1,900 people had to leave the premises. 5:19 p.m .: In Gironde, the DFCI, the association for the defense against fires, lends a hand to firefighters. Farmers, winegrowers… These volunteers track fire outbreaks in the field and help save the land with the means at hand. 3:59 p.m .: We take stock of the news at 4 p.m.! Emmanuel Macron will give a speech in Pithiviers on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Vel’d’Hiv roundup. To follow live here. • Heatwave + small breakaway of two riders = boredom on the Tour de France between Rodez and Carcassonne. But we’re still following the stage live here. • D-1 before the worst day of the heat wave. We explain in this article why Monday is likely to be one of the hottest ever recorded in France. 37 departments are already on orange alert. • The fires ravaging the Gironde are still not under control. 10,500 hectares of forest have burned since Tuesday in the department. “We have to be satisfied with this situation”, assure the firefighters. The latest news in our live. 3:39 p.m .: What does 11,300 hectares represent, the area burned in Gironde? We have represented this surface above Paris, Marseille and Lyon so that you can see. Exceptional heat and sustained wind over the Atlantic arc tomorrow and the following night before a sudden cooling on Tuesday. Forecast update below. #heat wave
2:55 p.m .: The fires in La Teste-sur-Buch (left) and Landiras (right) are still visible from the sky. This is what it looks like since Tuesday, when the fires started.
(SENTINEL 3 SATELLITE IMAGES) 3:03 p.m .: “The forest is a major good. What is happening here is undoubtedly an environmental disaster. It requires that we not only shed tears but that we find solutions.”Gérard Larcher went to meet the firefighters at the operational command post of La Teste-de-Buch, before going to Landiras, the two sectors most affected by the fires in Gironde. 1:47 p.m .: Nearly 11,000 hectares have burned in Gironde. In Landiras and La Teste-de-Buch, firefighters are still on the ground. A team from France Télévisions spent the night alongside them. In total, 3,400 hectares burned around La Teste-de-Buch, 7,200 around Landiras. 14,000 people were evacuated. 1:12 p.m .: “We cannot deploy all the Canadairs in Gironde every day.” At the microphone of franceinfo, Alexandre Jouassard justified himself on the absence of Canadair to drown the fires ravaging the Gironde. “After 2-3-4 days with historic fires, I understand that we want to look for causes, but we must understand the strategy of Civil Security, he argues. We prioritize devices on incipient fires to avoid to have big fires like these. We have preserved thousands of hectares elsewhere. (…) The planes make 300 drops in one day, they are subjected to severe tests, so there are occasional maintenances. “(LAURENT THEILLET / AFP) 12:57 p.m.: It’s 12:46 p.m., I thought it was the perfect time to take stock of the news. • D-1 before the worst day of the heat wave hitting France. We explain in this article why Monday is likely to be one of the hottest ever recorded in France. 37 departments are already on orange alert. • The fires ravaging the Gironde are still not under control. 10,500 hectares of forest have burned since Tuesday in the department. “We have to be satisfied with this situation”, assure the firefighters. The latest news in our direct. Elisabeth Borne launched the commemorations of the 80th anniversary of the Rafle du Vel’d’Hiv by ensuring that in “these days of July, France has lost a bit of its soul”. A tweet from the rebellious deputy Mathilde Panot sows discord in the political class. • Rain of abandonments on the Tour de France, a few minutes from the start of the stage between Rodez and Carcassonne. Primoz Roglic, Magnus Cort Nielsen and Simon Clarke left the Grande Boucle before a stage that promises to be boring. Watch live here. 12:36 p.m .: @Cindy We explained this to you in detail in our article: basically, firefighters have to deal with extreme temperatures, in addition to drought, wind and fire-prone terrain. 12:34 p.m .: Why can’t the firefighters put out the fires in Gironde (or elsewhere)? Instead of using large planes, why not use modern technologies (drones, digital equipment, etc.) and integrate them into practices? 12:31 p.m.: [🔴#Opérations] A fierce fight to protect a historic and emblematic monument of @departement13 which has paid off. The abbey of Frigolet was spared from the flames of the #FireForest of the #Montagnette.

12:58 p.m .: Good news on the fire front in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, tweet the Bouches-du-Rhône firefighters.