DIRECT. Fires: the two fires in Gironde are not yet fixed, more than 1,300 hectares have burned in Finistère – franceinfo

Find here all of our live #INCENDIES09h11: Here is a new point on the main news at 9 a.m.: • More than 19,000 hectares have burned in the fires currently affecting the Gironde, according to the latest report communicated by the firefighters. A total of 36,500 people have been evacuated since the fires started last Tuesday. Follow our direct.Météo France has lifted red vigilance for the heat wave in 15 departments on the Atlantic coast, but 70 remain placed on orange “heat wave” vigilance and 13 on orange “storm” vigilance, with rising temperatures, between 37 and 40°C in the East. The State, which already owns 84% ​​of EDF, will launch a takeover bid (OPA) for 100% of the group, an operation which would cost 9.7 billion euros, according to the Ministry of the Economy. • The French women’s football team ended the group stage of the Euro with a draw against Iceland (1-1) with a revised workforce. Les Bleues will face the Netherlands in the quarter-finals on Saturday. 9:01 am: 🗣 Fires ➡️ “We have greatly increased the means of civil security”, says Gabriel Attal. “We have the largest fleet in Europe in terms of planes, helicopters to fight fires and we will continue to strengthen it.” https://t.co/xumEg9aTgb09h01: Gabriel Attal also spoke about the fires raging in Gironde. “The State will be present alongside all the people who are impacted”, assures the Minister of the Budget for whom these fires show “that we must continue to act resolutely against global warming”. come more from another fire, in Clérac. Indeed, according to France 3, the firefighters of Charente-Maritime were called yesterday at the end of the afternoon on a violent forest fire. In two hours, 50 hectares of pines burned and the fight against the fire continued during the night. Am I hallucinating or is the smoke here too? 08:28: Hello @Lil @Dorothée and @lemorlock1. Many of you ask me this question. According to the firefighters of Gironde, “there is no risk for the population”. They received several thousand calls during the night because of these fumes. “It is not necessary” to call them if you do not see a fire, recalls France 3 Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Asked about these fumes by France Bleu, the environmentalist mayor of Bordeaux Pierre Hurmic wants to reassure: “The fumes must not worry, what we have to worry about is that the spread of the fires which, as we speak, are still not under control.” puree pitch… the air quality indicators panicked and showed a dangerous level of fine particle pollution throughout the metropolis. on social networks a lot of testimonies from very worried people, including for their young children. No instructions or information from the authorities… are these fumes so dangerous and if so, to what extent? 8:24 a.m.: Hello, the air is unbreathable in Bordeaux, Bègles, Villenave d’Ornon… the cars are gray .. impossible to open the windows last night. Not to mention the heat.. Can we breathe the air this morning? Thank you for your help.08:24: Hello, Are the smells of burnt pine in Bordeaux, for example, harmful? Can we open our windows to ventilate? Is it better to barricade yourself? Thank you in advance, 8:13 a.m.: ✅ Avoid opening the windows of your home if you suffer from severe respiratory pathologies. 8:13 a.m.: 🔴 The smell of smoke felt this morning in certain areas of #Dordogne comes from #Gironde fires.⚠️ Avoid cluttering firefighters’ phone lines➡️ Only contact them if you see a fire 🔥 https://t.co/rIKQVecq7o
8:31 a.m.: Hello and @Kevin. Indeed, the prefecture of Dordogne announces that the smell of smoke felt this morning in certain areas comes from the fires of Gironde. She recommends not opening the windows of your home if you suffer from severe respiratory pathologies. 08:12: Hello France Info! Small question, a lot of smoke and a burning smell very present in the Dordogne… Could it be the fires of Gironde?! The wind turned in the night. the latest information on the front of the three fires which are still not fixed in Gironde, communicated by the Departmental Fire and Rescue Service (Sdis): • In Landiras, an area of ​​12,800 hectares has burned and 850 firefighters are on site;• At La Teste-de-Buch, 6,500 hectares went up in smoke and 950 firefighters were mobilized;• In Vensac, 70 hectares burned and 200 firefighters were on site.07:45 am: Hello @Marie. A man was taken into custody in the investigation into the fire in Landiras (Gironde), announced the prosecution. The investigation, “which is continuing with numerous expert reports and hearings of witnesses”, was opened for “destruction by fire of wood, forest, moor, maquis or plantation of others which could cause damage to people”, indicates in his press release the prosecutor of Bordeaux, Frédérique Porterie. The prosecution, which had already announced to favor the “criminal thesis” to explain the outbreak of this fire, recalls that a motorist testified to having seen a man leave hastily the place where the fire began. sinister. That’s all I can tell you about it for now. 07:46: Hello, any news on the progress of the investigation into the criminal origin of the fires in Gironde? the two fires of La Teste-de-Buch, in the Arcachon basin, and Landiras, south of Bordeaux, broke out in Gironde. Franceinfo takes stock of the situation and offers to visualize the evolution of the progression of the flames. 07h21: It’s time for the press review. In France, the fires in Gironde continue to make headlines, including national ones. Liberation offers on-site immersion, while Le Parisien/Aujourd’hui en France focuses on the fate of holidaymakers.
07:22: In Portugal, the fires caused the death of two people in the region of Vila Real. “We found the car of these two people aged around 70 completely charred, the couple died inside their vehicle”, revealed the mayor of Murça. “They were at home in the village of Penabeice and allegedly decided to flee when the flames approached their house.” from the country. This is the second death, after that of a firefighter in the same area. The flames and smoke injured at least twelve, including two seriously, and nearly 4,000 residents had to leave their homes. know the risks and to share the right behaviors to adopt in sensitive situations”. “The idea of ​​an annual day devoted to this question was already recorded last April: current events show its relevance and the need for it to take shape quickly”, adds Matignon. 7:24 a.m .: While two fires in Gironde have ravaged more than 17,000 hectares in one week, the National Federation of Firefighters demanded on franceinfo yesterday that the entire French population be trained “in civil security gestures”. A proposal deemed “useful”, reacts Matignon, contacted by franceinfo. 7:25 am: The prefecture of Finistère has just provided a new report on the fire still in progress in the town of Brasparts: • 1,330 hectares have been burned; • 300 people were evacuated, 92 of whom were taken to a sports hall; • 195 firefighters and 50 fire-fighting vehicles were on site. @charentelibre https://t.co/TWOp6C1llA06h45: Hello everyone. 5am 15 km northeast of Bordeaux the air is unbreathable: the fumes from Landiras must arrive here because the wind has turned . All our support for the firefighters after the infernal day of yesterday, the night (very hot!) must have been terrible… Good day.06:44 am: Cloud of smoke encompasses Bordeaux from the south. We can identify the smell of the consumed pine wood. Info to broadcast to avoid overload call for firefightersXavier06h43: Big cloud of smoke and burning smell on Bordeaux at the moment!06h43: Good evening the smoke invades the center of Bordeaux an honor of burnt wood is presented, impossible to sleep with the windows open07h27: In Gironde, the night was further complicated on the front of the two giant fires. These two fires burned 4,700 hectares of forest in La Teste-de-Buch and 12,000 in Landiras, about fifty kilometers to the east, according to the last point of the prefecture. The smoke is coming to the outskirts of Bordeaux, according to your many comments. We will keep you informed of the evolution of the situation as soon as we have new information. 07:28: A crisis unit has been opened. According to the Finistère prefecture, evacuations have taken place in the town of Botmeur and in the hamlets of Ti Beron, Roquinarc’h and Roudouderc’h. fire which broke out in the Monts d’Arrée, in the town of Brasparts in Finistère, reports France Bleu and the prefecture of the department. 160 firefighters from Finistère, Morbihan and Côtes-d’Armor are on site. Atlantic can breathe: the red vigilance which concerned it is lifted. On the other hand, Météo France places 70 departments on heat wave orange vigilance and 11 on storm orange vigilance. 17,000 hectares of forest. Yesterday, 16,000 people had to be evacuated. The examination of the purchasing power bill began in the Assembly. Measures such as the tripling of the “Macron bonus” have been the subject of bitter discussions. We summarize what the oppositions offer. • The French women’s football team ended the group stage of the Euro with a draw against Iceland (1-1) with a revised squad. Les Bleues will face the Netherlands in the quarter-finals on Saturday.
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