French firefighters contain Corbières wildfire as blazes stabilize nationwide
French emergency services have contained a wildfire in the Corbières massif after it burned 100 hectares, as firefighters continue to monitor active blazes across southern France.
French emergency services have contained a wildfire in the Corbières massif after it burned 100 hectares near Montséret in the Aude department. The rapid deployment of over 200 firefighters and aerial support briefly prompted confinement orders for residents in nearby Saint-André-de-Roquelongue.
Meanwhile, a separate wildfire in Puilaurens remains active across 225 hectares. Authorities noted that while the fire's perimeter has stabilized, steep terrain continues to hinder operations on hot spots. Elsewhere, blazes in Gironde and Drôme have halted their advance, and fires in the Var region are extinguished, though access to high-risk forest massifs remains prohibited.
Wildfires have consumed 115,000 hectares across France this year. Armed Forces Minister Sébastien Lecornu is scheduled to visit Gironde on 17 August to launch local reconstruction efforts.
Sources: Le Figaro, Le Monde, Le Soir, Libération, RTBF Info
Sources
- RTBF Info — Feux de forêt en France : le massif des Corbières (Aude) à nouveau touché par un incendie qui a déjà parcouru 100 hectares
- Le Monde — EN DIRECT, incendies : dans l’Aude, le feu signalé à Montséret est « fixé »
- Le Figaro — Incendies en France : le feu qui a touché les Corbières «désormais fixé», Sébastien Lecornu en Gironde le 17 août
- Libération — L’incendie est «éteint» dans le Var, «fixé» dans la Drôme, «ne progresse plus» en Gironde : le point sur les brasiers en France
- Le Soir — Moyens importants, un incendie « pas encore fixé »… ce que l’on sait du feu de forêt en cours en France
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