Find here all of our live #INCENDIES
00h04 : It’s midnight. here are the main news headlines :
Nearly 1,000 hectares burned in the fire in the municipalities of Saint-Bauzille-de-la-Sylve, Gignac and Aumelas, according to a point from the Hérault prefecture at 11 p.m. The attention of the firefighters was “more particularly on the west and the south of Saint-Paul-et-Valmalle”.
• The national assembly votedagainst the advice of the government, an additional revaluation 500 million euros for retirement pensions, as part of the review of the revised draft budget. The Senate can reconsider this vote.
• Gérald Darmanin affirmed, on BFMTV, “to assume a form of double jeopardy” for delinquent foreigners who, consequently, once their conviction has been carried out, will be expelled.
• By a final vote of the Senate, the Parliament definitively adopted the health billwhich repeals most of the exceptional measures, but allows border controls.
England will play in the final of the Women’s Euro Football Championship, after his big victory against Sweden (4-0). The “Three Lionesses” will face France or Germany, who face each other this Wednesday.
23h18 : #ForestFires | ⚠️ Fire in the #Hérault on Saint-Bauzille-de-la-Sylve, Gignac & Aumelas
➡️Update at 11:00 p.m.
????????650 firefighters mobilized
????1000 burned hectares
❌Avoid imperatively the sector
???? Do not interfere with the intervention of the emergency services
ℹ️ CP ???? https://t.co/MNlLp6PXUi
23h16 : Finally, another fire broke out on the edge of the D32 between Puéchabon and Aniane. SDIS34 resources are engaged. The departmental roads RD 139, RD 114 and RD 619 are closed to traffic.
23h16 : The attention of firefighters “focuses more particularly on the west and south of Saint-Paul-et-Valmalle, where the most exposed inhabitants are invited to confine themselves”, adds the prefecture. The populations concerned must protect themselves from the smoke generated by the fire “taking shelter and waiting for the cloud to disperse” .
23h15 : The fire located in the municipalities of Saint-Bauzille-de-la-Sylve, Gignac and Aumelas has stabilized, explains the prefecture. The fire is confined to the southern part of the A 750 at the level of the RD 619 , which connects the RD 114 to Saint-Paul-et-Valmalle.
23h15 : Nearly 1,000 hectares burned in the fire of the communes of Saint-Bauzille-de-la-Sylve, Gignac and Aumelas, according to a new situation report from the prefecture of Hérault. A crisis unit is still active in the prefecture, as well as an operational command post in Gignac.
21h42 : In addition, five firefighters were slightly injured fighting the flames in the Hérault, announces on franceinfo the sub-prefect of Lodève, Eric Suzanne. The night should be “favorable” to the firefighters thanks to the evolution of the weather conditions: the wind will calm down while the hydrometry should increase, he specifies. “The night will be with us”.
9:41 p.m : The criminal track is privileged, because of the proximity of the two starts of fire which declared themselves simultaneously at the end of the morning only 1.5 km apart, before forming a single focus. Lieutenant-Colonel Jérôme Bonnafoux, spokesman for the Hérault firefighters, judged on franceinfo the origin of the fires “rather suspicious”.
9:40 p.m : The Montpellier prosecutor’s office has opened a judicial inquiry to determine the causes of the fire in Hérault.
20h54 : The Canadair mobilized on the Aumelas fire @SDIS34
20h54 : Firefighters are still mobilized on the fire in the Saint-Bauzille-de-la-Sylve / Gignac / Aumelas sector. The D139 and D114 departmental roads are still closed to traffic. Here is an overview of the smoke generated by the flames, in the surroundings of the sector. In addition, five Canadair and a Dash are in action.
(FRANCE TELEVISIONS)
20h17 : The prefecture of Gironde has authorized the return of visitors to the dune of Pilat (Gironde), from tomorrow. The site had been closed for almost a fortnight, due to the fires that ravaged the department. Initially, the reopening will be done only by bus, specifies France 3 New Aquitaine.
(CLEMENCE ROUHER / FRANCE 3 AQUITAINE)
20:00 : #ForestFires | ⚠️ Ongoing fire in #Hérault on Saint-Bauzille-de-la-Sylve, Gignac & Aumelas
➡️Update at 7:45 p.m.
????????650 firefighters mobilized
????800 hectares burned
❌Avoid imperatively the sector
???? Do not interfere with the intervention of the emergency services
ℹ️ https://t.co/HqhRKcPJ0N
19h58 : Attention is now focused on the western and southern part of Saint-Paul-et-Valmalle, where the most exposed inhabitants are invited to confine themselves. The populations concerned must protect themselves from the smoke generated by the fire by taking shelter and waiting for the cloud to disperse.
19h58 : New point of the prefecture of Hérault on the fire of Gignac / Aumelas. It is now nearly 800 hectares that have gone up in smoke, as the flames progress towards the East. Five Canadair and a Dash continue their drops until nightfall, as well as two planes from the departmental fire department.
9:12 p.m : There is still concern in the Hérault, where a major fire has already ravaged 700 hectares in the area of Gignac and Aumelas. Here is the current situation, thanks to NASA satellites on the Firms platform, dedicated to real-time fires. Fortunately, no homes were affected.
(FIRMS / NASA)
9:12 p.m : A crisis unit is activated in the prefecture, as well as an operational command post in Gignac. In total, “nearly 600 firefighters are engaged”, adds the prefecture. Two Canadair and a Dash are also deployed, as well as two planes from the departmental cell of the Hérault firefighters.
18h52 : The fire located in the municipalities of Saint-Bauzille-de-la-Sylve, Gignac and Aumelas continues its progression towards the east, further specifies the prefecture of Hérault. This confirms the shutdown of four power lines near Aumelas. “Il there will be no power outage due to RTE’s implementation of a load shedding system.”
(MAXPPP)