France’s firefighters on Wednesday was fighting to control the world’s largest fire of the country in almost 80 years, as well as the fire in the Southern Audge.
One person died in the Saint-Laurent-De-ela-Cabrisis village, about 30 km from the Perepignan town, said Tried. Fire, who spread it rapidly with forests and villages, burning at least 25 houses, forcing citizens and visitors. Most roads are closed.
“The tragedy of a scale that has never been seen,” said Prime Minister François Bayrou as he visited Saint-Laurent-De-Cabrisse.
To date, more than 15,000 hectares have burned. That is the same as the perfect place burning all France many years ago, the Bruno Retaillailau said. He also added the large place to burn one one Fire in France since 1949.
The fire moved so quickly, not at the time of preparation, said Dutch time Kanete Koot, who had a vacuum in Saint-Laurent-De-Cabrisse and his partner and had to flee.
“One mobile moment with our children … Thinking, ‘Look, the fire!’ Next, we had to jump in the car and go, while praying for protection. We didn’t take anything with us and just left, “he said. “We’re right. Miraculously.”
“It doesn’t believe. It is a disaster,” said Spanish National Issa Medina, as the sound of firefighters received behind. Medina had her family in Saint-Laurent-de-ela-Cabrisiseness.
The district said the fire progressed “Immediately” and that nearly 2,000 firefighters were trying to deliver. About 2,500 families in the area had no electricity, said.
Fire spokesman Eric Brocardi told RTL Radio fire spreading in 5.5 km / h.
High Wire risk due to weather
Officials and experts have warned spirit can change the direction, more further efforts to fight wildfire.
Scientists say a Mediterranean circuitant, Drier Summers risked a large risk of wildfires. If the fire begins, you have many dry vegetation and powerful spirits in the region to cause them quickly and burn the control.
“For climate change, the risk of wild fires are expected to increase during the summer, but also expanding the fall and spring,” said Serge Zaka, a weather analyst and agriculture.
At that time, Spain faces long heat wave from Sunday is expected to reach the next week, with temperatures up to 43 c in some areas.
High temperatures have helped to find a few wild animals.
Emergency Services On Wednesday was still striving to release a blaze at the Kitesurfing of Tarifa and the Spanish in southern Spain
The air with 50 km / h and high temperatures mean that some parts of the fire were released, Antonio Sanz said the Avalikake District Minister of the Akelakake.
In Portugal, wild fires burn more than 42,000 hectares so this year, the largest place since 2022 and eight times and for the same time last year.
In addition half of the area is affected two weeks ago between high quality temperatures. In the first hours of Wednesday, firefighters were able to control the larger blaze that was flooding from Saturday, where the heat wave brought the temperatures to 40 c this week.
