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11:03 a.m. Fires in Gironde: five campsites “burned 90%” at the foot of the Dune du Pilat
Faced with “exceptional” blazes and in hellish heat (42.4°C recorded in Cazaux, a village in La Teste evacuated on Friday), some 1,700 firefighters “from all over Franceare mobilized in Gironde, with significant air resources (6 Canadairs and 3 Dash), according to the prefecture.
At the foot of the Dune du Pilat, the five campsites, from which 6,000 holidaymakers had been evacuated on Wednesday night, “
burned to 90%
“, said the prefect of Gironde, Fabienne Buccio. That of the Dune-Les Flots Bleus, made famous by the films Camping with in particular Franck Dubosc, was affected, according to his manager.
11:02 a.m. 42°C in site toilets in Lille
11:00. Storms expected this Tuesday evening, what to expect in the Nord and Pas-de-Calais?
The end of the heat wave is expected this Tuesday evening with the arrival of a cooler wind and a few thunderstorms. But the Hauts-de-France should escape the showers, at least until Wednesday afternoon.
10:58. Temperature records smashed in Maubeuge?
According to our contact from Météo-France, the temperature records should be broken in Maubeuge (1995 record) and Saint-Hilaire-sur-Helpe (2009 record).
10:56. In the EHPADs of the region, too, we adapt to the heat
10:48 a.m. The Boulonnais are preparing to be hot… and even very hot
It will be hot, very hot, this Tuesday on the coast. While temperatures of up to 42ºC are announced, experience a heat wave day with us in the Boulonnais.
10:40 a.m. 32°C on a construction site in Lille
Sébastien Leroy, journalist at La Voix du Nord, criss-crosses the region on Tuesday to take the temperature.
First step: construction sites in the hypercentre of Lille. We are between 28.4°C and 32.2°C depending on the pointed surfaces.
According to a site coordinator: It’s very hard, between the heat + that of the machines but we’re working on a water leak, it can’t wait »
10:30 a.m. A firewall in Landiras
The Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, announced on Twitter that ” to fight against the Landiras forest fire, a 5km long and 40m wide firewall is being built in an attempt to stop the progression of the fire ».
The Minister also takes the opportunity to thank the firefighters, the military and ” all those who make this major project possible ».
10:15 a.m. More than 19,000 hectares of forest burned in Gironde
In a press releasethe prefecture of Gironde indicates that ” Gironde firefighters, supported by reinforcements from neighboring and national departments, have been working since Tuesday July 12 on two fires that have burned 19,300 hectares of forest in Gironde at this time. ».
Nevertheless, ” despite the significant land and air resources involved, the situation is not fixed ».
More than 2,000 firefighters from Gironde and all over France continue to fight against these extraordinary fires.
10 hours. The smell of smoke from fires in Gironde felt as far as Dordogne
The prefect of the Dordogne indicates, on Twitter, that the smell of smoke felt this morning in certain areas of the Dordogne is linked to the fires of Gironde.
He asks : ” Avoid jamming firefighters’ phone lines. Only contact them if you see fire ».
In addition, the prefecture recommends avoiding opening your windows if you suffer from ” severe respiratory pathologies ».
9:55 a.m. Thirty trains canceled this Tuesday in Belgium as a precaution
They will not run on Tuesday because of their parking zone in full sun or because the material is too sensitive to extreme heat conditions.
9:40 a.m. The temperature is already around 30°C in the Nord and Pas-de-Calais
It’s not even 10 a.m. yet, but the temperature is already around 30°C in many towns in the region. At this time, there are 28°C in Béthune, Maubeuge and Saint-Omer; 29°C in Lille, Valenciennes and Cambrai and already 31°C in Boulogne-sur-Mer.
9:25 a.m. Bordeaux woke up in a “smoke fog”
While the fires are raging in Gironde, about fifty kilometers from Bordeaux, the city woke up in a ” gray smoke fog “, Testifies a journalist from Sud Ouest on Twitter.
He also mentions ” a pungent odor ” who engulfed this night by the windows of apartments and houses “ where we tried to capture a little freshness ».
8:40 a.m. Why are the hottest hours of the day not those between 12 p.m. and 2 p.m.?
We would tend to think quite spontaneously that the hottest hours of the day are between 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. In reality, this is not exact even if it is indeed during this time that the sun is at its zenith. We explain to you.
8 hours. Already 22 degrees in Lille
It is 8 a.m. and it is already 22 degrees in Lille. Between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m., 39°C are expected.
7:40 a.m. Roubaix: the Manufacture museum will remain closed this Tuesday
Due to the high heat expected on Tuesday, the Museum of the Manufacture, in Roubaix, announced that it would remain closed, due to the poor insulation of the building.
6:50 a.m. 2003, 2007, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022…: increasingly frequent heat waves in Europe
The temperature records of these Mondays and Tuesdays in France and the United Kingdom illustrate the multiplication of heat waves in Europe, a direct consequence of global warming. Greenhouse gas emissions increase the strength, duration and rate of repetition of heat waves, scientists say.
6:40 a.m. Heat wave: 73 departments, including the Nord and Pas-de-Calais in orange vigilance, red vigilance lifted
Météo-France lifted heat wave red vigilance on Tuesday morning in 15 departments on the Atlantic coast, but 73 departments, including Nord and Pas-de-Calais, remain on orange vigilance.
6:30 a.m. Heat records have already fallen this Monday in the Nord and Pas-de-Calais
While the highest temperatures are expected on Tuesday, this Monday has already seen two heat records fall, in Lille and Le Touquet.
6:25 a.m. Many heat records broken on Monday
Many local heat records were broken on Monday, during this “hottest day of this heatwave“, announced Météo-France, the second heat wave since June.
According to provisional values recorded at 5 p.m., the thermometer for example showed 39.3°C in Brest (against a previous record of 35.1°C in August 2003), 39.5°C in Saint-Brieuc (against 38, 1°C in August 2003), 42°C in Nantes (compared to 40.3°C in July 1949) or 42.6°C in Biscarrosse (compared to 41.7°C in June 2022).
This heat wave affects all of Western Europe, also causing forest fires in Spain or Portugal. The temperature could exceed the 40°C threshold on Tuesday in Great Britain, a first in the country.
6:20 a.m. On the coast, first aid stations in the face of the heat wave
With their eyes fixed on the water to deal with drownings, rescuers at sea must manage an additional risk with the rise in temperature on the sand. In the line of sight, the prevention of heatstroke and hydrocution. Report at Equihen-Plage.
6:15 a.m. Many evacuations
At the foot of the Dune du Pilat, the five campsites, from which 6,000 holidaymakers had been evacuated on Wednesday night, “burned to 90%“, said the prefect of Gironde, Fabienne Buccio.
«Evacuation should allow firefighters to concentrate on attacking the fire“, explains to AFP the lieutenant-colonel Arnaud Mendousse, spokesperson for the firefighters.
6:10 a.m. It’s still burning in Gironde
Nearly 1,700 firefighters from all over France, supported by significant air resources, are mobilized against these two fires which have burned 4,700 hectares of forest in La Teste-de-Buch and 12,000 in Landiras, 50 km away. east, according to the last point of the prefecture of Gironde Monday evening.
A man has been taken into police custody as part of the investigation into the Landiras fire, the Bordeaux prosecutor’s office announced.
At the end of the afternoon, a new fire broke out in Vensac, in the Médoc, burning 70 hectares.
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