Pyrénées-Atlantiques: the Peak Fire Reaches 120 Hectares in the Aspe Valley
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Nearly 125 hectares burned in five days, a fire that poses prominent logistical problems and a paradigm shift: the fire, above Estaut and Ce-Eygun, may serve as an example
The fire of vegetation which has been burning since Wednesday the heights of the valley of Aspe (Pyrénées-Atlantiques) now concerns 125 hectares, compared to 105 hectares on Saturday, was learned Sunday evening at the prefecture, which evokes a "quite stable" situation.
For the past four days, a vegetation fire has been taking place in the Pas d'Ourtasse area, in the Aspe valley, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques. It has already covered 120 hectares but has not progressed during the night of Saturday 5 to Sunday 6 September. New water drops have taken place this Sunday.
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A fire has been raging since Wednesday on the heights of the Aspe Valley. Its location makes it very difficult to control for firefighters.
Firefighters continue this Sunday, September 6, to fight against the burning of vegetation in the Aspe Valley, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques. If the fire is still ongoing, it has not gained ground, according to the prefecture.
The foyer, located in the area of Pas d'Ourtasse between the communes of Etsaut and Cet-Eygun, concerns an area of ridges around the peak of Aygarry (2,099 meters above sea level), usually frequented by summer shepherds and hikers, with vegetation of moorland and ferns. The area covered, estimated at 77 hectares around 16:00 on Saturday afternoon, then 105 hectares on Saturday evening, reached 120 hectares Sunday afternoon, declared to the AFP t…
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