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Europe Suffers Worst Fire Season in Decades
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Europe suffers worst fire season in decades
According to the document, the flames affected from the Mediterranean to the north of the continent, with greater intensity in the south, where droughts and coastal winds accelerated the spread. France is facing its biggest fire in 50 years, with 16,000 hectares consumed in Aude (equivalent to Paris), 1,400 firefighters were called and temperatures reached up to 40°C, said the document. The risk remains extreme, warned the French governmental or…
The fire that had declared itself on Tuesday and travelled 16,000 hectares, causing one death and several injuries, has been controlled, but the surveillance remains in place in the coming days while the department
Some 1,300 firefighters remained mobilized on Sunday to avoid reactivations, as there were during the day, marked by heat temperatures. "To those who struggled tirelessly and remain mobilized, our gratitude. The State will be at the side of the victims," said Prime Minister François Bayrou.
The civil security record shows 16,000 hectares travelled, of which 13,000 were burned.
The prefecture always calls for maximum vigilance at the beginning of the week, due to heat temperatures in the Aude and a still very dry and warm wind.
If the fire has been under control since Sunday, the firefighters fear that the flames will start again, with the return of the wind and heat. Vigilance will have to last several weeks.
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