A “complicated day” because of the wind and the heat wave, announces the prefect of the Aude
Some reactivations, quickly treated by the 1,300 firefighters, have occurred in recent hours in the Aude, where the authorities feared the reversals of fire thanks to the reinforcement, 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 go into a heat wave from 4 pm, which will not facilitate things ”said the prefect of Aude, during a press briefing.
In order to intervene with speed in case of emerging fire, since mid-day, “An air lookout [assuré] by a dash “ has been put in place, likely to make drops.
The prefecture calls tourists and inhabitants to “Avoid any external activity which may present a risk, such as barbecues” and at “Redouble vigilance”in the words of the prefect.
Christian Pouget also announced that “All road axes have[vait] been reopened and people [avaient] reintegrated their home “and that electricity had been restored in “The set of homes”. Regarding telephone networks, “Things are improving, but there is still work”explained the prefect, regretting relations “More complicated with SFR” : “We put a little pressure on this operator so that he is up to others to restore telephone networks. »»
Christian Pouget also said that the prefecture was expecting “Precautionary tests on water potability” In some municipalities-Durban, Coustouge, Villesèque-des-Corbières, Thézan, Jonquières, Quintillan, Villeneuve-les-Corbières and Fontjoucouse, according to the point of last night-, but that these were affected by a device of “Provision of water bottles for the population”.
The prefect of the Aude also reissued his instructions for “Not going to the massifs [forestiers] »announcing that its ban, which concerns the entire department, was going to be extended “Until the end of next week”.
The balance sheets have not, moreover, not evolved since yesterday. In total, one person was killed and five others injured. On the firefighters’ side, nineteen were injured, including one seriously.
