A Forest fire that whips south of France For three days, he left a dead and about 17,000 burned hectares. Firefighters seek to stabilize this Thursday and Prime Minister, François Bayrouhe described the fact as an “unprecedented catastrophe.”
The fire, which burned 17,000 hectares in southern France in three days, was qualified by Bayrou an “catastrophe of an unprecedented magnitude.” In turn, France24 said it is a largest forest sinister “so far this year”
It all started on Tuesday in a mountainous area near the city of Narbonne and for the moment a deceased woman (65) and about 36 damaged houses was recorded.
Forest fire in France: 17,000 burned hectares, a death and “unprecedented catastrophe” “
“The objective is to be able to stabilize it,” the fire chief of the Aude department told AFP Christophe Magy. The authorities mobilized 2,000 troops in extinction work.
After rapid propagation in the first days, his advance was less than last night, but firefighters warn that It could be fueled again during the morning, when wind gusts are expected up to 40 km/h.
“Our strategy is to act quickly and strong before the wind is lifted,” said Aude and Magy firefighters also stressed that 32ºC temperatures are expected during the afternoon.
In addition to the 65-year-old woman who died at her home in Saint-Laurent-de-La-Cabrerisse, thirteen more people were injured, including eleven firefighters, according to Interior Minister, Interior, Bruno Retailleau.
Fifteen municipalities were affected by fire, which is still active in several sectors. The authorities mobilized aerial media such as hydroavions that will work for “all day”, according to firefighters.
The prime minister attributed the fire on Wednesday to “climate change” and the “drought.” The 9,000 fires recorded until mid -July in France, burned 15,000 hectares, according to the authorities.
Justice opened an investigation to determine the causes of the firebut for the moment they do not privilege any clue. Bayrou mentioned that he could originate on the edge of the road.
Fire in a New York train: they evacuated passengers and are hospitalized by smoke inhalation
A Fire in a fast train that connects New Jersey with Manhattan He unleashed this Monday. The fire began on the tracks and caused a dense smoke that invaded the wagons, forcing the passengers to evacuate and deriving in the Hospitalization of nine of them by inhalation of smoke.
The incident occurred around 6:15 amwhen the train, operated by the New York Port Authority and New Jerseyit was circulating in the east direction. A passenger recorded a video that shows the time when the car quickly fills with smoke and desperate orders are heard for Open the doors and leave. The flames, of an intense orange color, rise From the tracks to almost the top of the carcreating an atmosphere of chaos and fear among those who were on board.
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