According to local media, the fires that have been going on for days and spreading for kilometers in the provinces of Gironde and Landes in the southwest of the country are still not under control.
While the fire that broke out in the Gironde was considered one of the largest fires in France, the governor's office reported that the fire, which has been ongoing since July 22, had burned 32,700 hectares of land and spread over large areas in a short time.
In addition, the governor's office announced that the number of people evacuated due to the fires that lasted all night reached 167,000 and about 60,000 of them were evacuated last night and 54 firefighters received minor injuries during the extinguishing work.
The government announced that 1,000 military personnel and A400M military transport aircraft have been deployed to the region to serve in the Gironde.
Preparations are being made for all scenarios, including the evacuation of the city of Bordeaux
The mayor of the Bordeaux city of Gironde, Thomas Cazenave, said that about 6,000 people evacuated due to fires, including those in need of medical care, were staying at the Bordeaux exhibition center.
Interior Minister Laurent Nunez stated that the fire in the province was approaching Bordeaux city center and that Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu had instructed to be prepared for all scenarios, including the evacuation of the city, while Mayor Cazenave stated that the evacuation of the city was not yet ruled out.
In addition, thousands of people were evacuated due to a fire in the provincial resort of Cap-Ferret.
While 2,600 hectares of land burned in the fire in the Landes, more than 500 fire departments are still on duty in the event of a fire. 31,000 people were evacuated from the region.
While the fire that broke out on weekdays in the town of Ponteves in Var province has not yet been brought under control, authorities announced that new evacuations may be possible as a precaution.
Hundreds of Paris firefighters have been deployed to the region to help fight fires in the southwest of the country.
The fire that has been raging in the Haute-Corse province on the island of Corsica for days has not yet been brought under control. Almost 300 firefighters and three helicopters were deployed to the fire, which destroyed around 900 hectares of land.
The fires, which are still active in the towns of L'Argentiere-la-Bessee and Freissinières in the province of Hautes-Alpes, have destroyed 510 hectares of land.
Prime Minister Lecornu announced that a new emergency interministerial meeting would take place in the afternoon.
Interior Minister Nunez said in his press conference on the fires that a total of 98,000 hectares of land had burned nationwide this year and that this number was at a “historic record level.”
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