The Gironde Again Struck by Thunderstorms and Fires
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On the night of August 9-10, violent thunderstorms struck the Lot, with gusts of wind exceeding 100 km/h and 557 flashes recorded. In Soulomès, lightning caused a fire ravaging a house. More than 20 mm...
After the heat of the last few days in the South and before a new heat wave all over France, place aux thunderages. Lightning caused several start of fires in Gironde, Saturday August 8.
Read the full article on stephaneLarue.com A fire caused by lightning completely destroyed a house in Lacanau, Gironde, on the night of Saturday to Sunday. No one was injured. Another house was hit in Pessac, while thunderstorms also caused damage in Lyon and Saint-Étienne.
The storms passed on the night of this Saturday to this Sunday in Gironde, in a context of very high risk of forest fire. More than 500 lightning strikes were recorded, they caused about ten departures of fire.
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