This Friday, August 8, the firefighters begin their 4th day of struggle against Ribaute party on August 5.
The fire that started from Ribaute on August 5 was declared fixed this Thursday at the end of the day, after having traveled more than 16,000 ha in the Corbières massif. On this new day of struggle for firefighters, the prefecture of Aude makes a situation point.
18 columns of 70 firefighters, just over 1,200 staff are still mobilized on the fire and must process 90 km of edge. The surveillance and mobilization of the means will remain still very important over the coming days.
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The human assessment was established at this hour at 16 victims among the firefighters, one in absolute emergency and 15 in relative emergency, six victims among civilians, one of whom died, one in absolute emergency and four in relative emergency.
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Some people were able to regain their homes, whom they had to evacuate when the fire crossed their commune, but “Punctually and supervised, on the opinion of local authorities and accompanied by them”indicates the prefecture. Returns are made on a case -by -case basis, but it is still too early to consider “A complete reintegration of the inhabitants throughout the area”. In the meantime, the victims are welcomed in accommodation centers opened by the municipalities.
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On the road network, 13 portions of departmental roads remain closed, compared to 27 at the height of the crisis. The reopening should continue in the morning as recognition and release operations. All the detail is to be found on Inform 11.
“Throughout the day, operators will still be on the ground to allow recovery as soon as possible from telecommunications networks. At this time, 1,300 households are still deprived of electricity and the damage on the facilities are very important”indicates the prefecture of Aude.
