L’fire which declared itself on Wednesday in Saumos (Gironde), and which devastated 40,000 hectares, “is at present 20 km from the ring street and 1.6 km from the Souge navy camp in Martignas-sur-Jalle” introduced this Saturday midday Bordeaux Metropolis. This fireplace “is fiercely defended by the firefightersnotably by tactical fires. » Here’s what we all know this Saturday about this gigantic fireplace.
Return of an east wind within the afternoon
“With a rise in humidity within the air, the fireplace was much less virulent final evening than we might have feared,” defined the Minister of the Inside this Saturday midday Laurent Nuñezincluding that the fireplace “is now not convective. “. “Nonetheless, we stay extraordinarily attentive to the scenario, as a result of from 4 p.m. this Saturday we’ll once more have a wind which can rise from west to east, and the scenario will due to this fact be near that which we skilled on Friday afternoon.” That’s to say that the wind will as soon as once more push the fireplace in the direction of the Bordeaux metropolitan space.
This lull this evening, in any case, allowed firefighters and troopers to “assault the sting of this hearth”. “Which means constructing trenches, organising tactical fires to devour a part of the fireplace entrance to stop it from spreading. And we attempt to arrange the safety of delicate websites. » Amongst them, the Souge navy camp, in Martignas-sur-Jalle. The ArianeGroup websites, the place a part of the Ariane 6 rocket is produced, are additionally not very distant.
18 air belongings, the A400M as reinforcement
The mobilization stays essential since there are 750 firefighters, 500 troopers who’ve come as reinforcements, whereas 500 others are anticipated. Some 18 air belongings are at present working within the division, both by dropping water or retardant. Amongst these belongings, there are two Canadairs, two Dashes, three water bomber helicopters, and eleven Air Tractor planes. “This afternoon we could have a primary flight of the A400M whose mission might be to pour retardant product on the sectors of the fireplace entrance line” confirmed the minister.
167,000 folks evacuated
Within the Gironde, “we’re at 167,000 folks evacuated, with 57,000 folks evacuated final evening in municipalities positioned between the fireplace entrance line and Bordeaux” additionally introduced the minister. The municipalities evacuated in a single day are Saint-Médard-en-Jalles (33,000 inhabitants), Le Haillan (11,400), Saint-Jean-d’Illac (9,600), Martignas-sur-Jalles (8,000) and Saint-Aubin-de-Médoc (7,800), whereas the neighboring municipalities of Mérignac (78,000) and Eysines (24,800), had been additionally partly affected.
6,000 folks welcomed on the Parc des Expos de Bordeaux
Open since Thursday morning, the Bordeaux Exhibition Heart welcomed 6,000 folks throughout the evening from Friday to Saturday, who’re nonetheless on web site at present, pronounces the Metropolis. “After Friday evening which noticed an inflow of aged folks or these in susceptible conditions, the scenario is stabilizing within the medical space of corridor 3.” On the similar time, the reception space is being reorganized and structured with the opening of the Atlantic Palace the place 800 beds have been repatriated.
