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Wildfires in southwestern France displace nearly 200,000 people in three days
The number of evacuees due to uncontrolled fires in France's Gironde and Landes regions has reached nearly 200,000. The area burned nationwide this year has hit a historic record of 98,000 hectares.
Wildfires raging in the Gironde and Landes departments in southwestern France have forced the evacuation of nearly 200,000 people in three days. With the fires spreading rapidly, authorities are preparing for all scenarios, including the possible evacuation of the Bordeaux city center.
The Gironde Prefecture reported that 32,700 hectares have been reduced to ash since fires began on July 22, and 167,000 people have been evacuated from the area. About 60,000 of those evacuations took place last night. Fifty-four firefighters combating the blaze have sustained minor injuries.
The French government has deployed 1,000 military personnel and an A400M military transport plane to support the region. Bordeaux Mayor Thomas Cazenave said around 6,000 people are being temporarily sheltered at the city's exhibition center. Interior Minister Laurent Nunez stated that the fire is approaching the Bordeaux city center and that Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu has ordered preparations for every possible scenario, including the evacuation of the city. However, Cazenave said the evacuation of the city is not yet on the agenda. Thousands have also been evacuated from the resort town of Cap-Ferret.
Situation in other regions
In the Landes department, 2,600 hectares have burned and more than 500 firefighters are battling the blaze. Another 31,000 people have been evacuated from this area.
Meanwhile, the fire that started earlier in the week in Ponteves, in the Var department, remains uncontrolled, with authorities warning that further evacuations may be necessary. In Haute-Corse on Corsica, around 900 hectares have burned, with nearly 300 firefighters and three helicopters deployed. Active fires in L'Argentiere-la-Bessee and Freissinieres in the Hautes-Alpes have destroyed 510 hectares.
Hundreds of firefighters from Paris have been dispatched to the southwest to assist. Prime Minister Lecornu announced that a new inter-ministerial emergency meeting would be held during the day. Due to the fires, 98,000 hectares have been burned nationwide so far this year, which is being reported as a "historic record."
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