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Wildfire in France's Aude Region Surpasses 15,000 Hectares as Containment Efforts Continue
- A rapidly spreading wildfire ignited on Tuesday afternoon close to the village of Ribaute in southern France’s Aude region, consuming more than 13,000 hectares of land.
- The fire spread rapidly due to extreme weather conditions, including low humidity at 25%, wind over 30 km/h, and temperatures around 35°C.
- Nearly 2,000 firefighters, supported by water bomber aircraft and helicopters, battled the blaze while evacuations occurred in the village of Jonquieres and nearby campsites.
- The fire killed an elderly woman who stayed in her home and injured nine people, including seven firefighters, while leaving 2,500 homes without power.
- French President Macron mobilized national resources and urged maximum caution as the wildfire remains very active and difficult to contain amid unfavorable weather.
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The forest fire started on Tuesday, in a mountainous area close to the city of Narbona, is the largest recorded in France this summer. Fifteen municipalities in the South of France have been affected by fire, which is still active in several sectors. Read more]]>
The great fire that originated on Tuesday at noon in the south of France, in the department of Aude, and that in just 24 hours has reached 17,000 hectares of 17 municipalities, remains active this Thursday, although its virulence has diminished, thanks to the absence of winds and the decrease of temperatures during the night. The weather conditions are somewhat more favorable this Thursday and the firefighters hope to be able to contain it throu…
More than 2,100 firefighters and 500 vehicles are battling the blaze, and the fire has affected fifteen municipalities.
France seeks to 'stabilize' wildfire raging in the south
French firefighters said Thursday they were hoping to halt the country's biggest wildfire this summer that has left one person dead and destroyed several thousand hectares of land and dozens of homes in the south.
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