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"ARCACHON, France (
AP) — Massive forest fires forced the evacuation of some
200,000 people in southwestern France and central Spain on Friday, with
residents fleeing towns near Madrid and Bordeaux as the flames raged out of
control.
Firefighters and authorities in both European countries were caught off guard
by the virulence of the fires, which were fueled by high temperatures and the
long-term effects of climate change. Firefighters in Spain admitted the fires
were so fast and violent that they could not be tackled head on. Some people
even fled by boat when flames swept through the touristic area on France’s
Atlantic coast.
Some 141,000 fled homes in the Gironde and Landes departments in France, the
French interior ministry said. In central Spain, 60,000 were forced from their
homes, according to the Spanish interior ministry.
Dozens of French firefighters were injured, authorities said, but no deaths
were reported in either country despite the scenes of panic as townsfolk fled
by car and police went door to door to tell people to leave as large plumes of
smoke rose from the neighboring woodlands."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
