About 600 people had to be evacuated as a precaution, including 300 holidaymakers from the Silhols and Chadeyron campsites. They were now able to return. The fire has not yet been extinguished, despite the efforts of the fire service who fought the flames all night, regional media report. The Lagorce fire has already destroyed more than 300 hectares of undergrowth and pine forests. Three firefighters were injured.
10,500 football fields
With regard to the enormous fire in the western department of Gironde (with Bordeaux as the capital), the authorities report that the sea of flames has not significantly expanded. Here too, people fight day and night against the devastating fire, which has now reduced to ashes 7400 hectares. That is an area of more than 10,500 football fields. Last month, more than 20,000 hectares went up in smoke here. 10,000 people in Hostens have been evacuated as a precaution since Tuesday. Six countries have since come to the rescue.
In the eastern department of Jura on the border with Switzerland, nature is on fire in at least two places. During the night 150 firefighters were active to fight the fires in Rupt and Cornod.