Fire in the southwest of France
The heat wave and the wind threaten to stir up the flames in the Aude
Despite the intervention of 1,300 fire soldiers, the authorities fear a resumption of fires. The prefect alerts a particularly critical day.
In an ash color landscape, the firefighters, who mastered the gigantic fire in the Aude and hope to turn it off in the coming days, took advantage on August 8, 2025 of favorable weather before a new increase in temperatures and a strengthening of the winds this weekend.
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Some reactivations, quickly processed by the 1,300 firefighters, occurred in recent hours in Audewhere the authorities fear the reversals of fire thanks to the strengthening on Sunday of a dry wind and the heat wave, according to the prefecture.
“We had a resumption of the tramontane during the night. It is a day that is also complicated given the fact that we should probably pass into Heatwave red vigilance From 4:00 p.m., which will not make things easier, “said the prefect of Aude, Christian Pouget, during a press briefing in Lézignan-Corbières.
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