Thousands evacuated from homes in southwest France as wildfire burns
Officials said strong winds and dry heat have helped the blaze spread across 4,600 hectares and prompted an EU air response.
- On Monday, uncontrolled wildfires in southwestern France forced 10,000 residents from two dozen towns near the Spanish border, as officials warned strong winds would further fan the flames throughout the day.
- Early summer heatwaves across France and Europe scorched vast areas of land in May and June, increasing wildfire vulnerability this year. Police arrested a contractor's employee suspected of igniting one blaze by using an angle grinder near a road.
- Local prefect Pierre Regnault de la Mothe and Interior Minister Laurent Nunez reported the Trevillach fire scorched 4,600 hectares in the French Pyrenees, forcing authorities to restrict the Tour de France motorcade. Nunez warned, "This morning conditions are deteriorating again."
- On the Spanish side of the border, the fire ravaged 2,200 hectares, with 97% destroying the protected Les Gavarres natural area. Catalan authorities reported the blaze stable late on Saturday and expected complete extinguishment this week.
- South of Catalonia, 500 people evacuated after a wildfire entered the Sierra de Espadan national park in Castellon, underscoring concurrent pressure on emergency services across the region during this extreme fire period.
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Difficult fight against forest fires in the midst of a new heat wave in southern Europe: In the Pyrenees and other parts of southern France, the fire brigade continued to fight against heavy fires on Tuesday. Despite progress, the fires were not controlled for the time being. According to the authorities, 12,000 people had to leave the region. In Spain, the weather service Aemet declared the highest heat-alarm level red for several areas in the …
Paris, 7 Jul (EFE).- The fire that was declared on Saturday afternoon in a prepyrenaic massif about thirty kilometers from the French city of Perpignan, which has burned 4,900 hectares of mountain and which has led to the evacuation of 12,000 people has not progressed in the night, but the firefighters consider that it is not controlled. Pierre Regnault de la Mothe, the prefect (delegate of the Government) of the department of the Eastern Pyrene…
Some 5,000 hectares have been burned at the foot of the Pyrenees, and over 10,000 people have been evacuated.
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The Weather NetworkWildfire in southern France forces 10,000 people from their homes
A wildfire burning out of control in southern France has forced the evacuation of over 10,000 people from two dozen small towns and villages near the Spanish border.
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