I’m not saying anything, the heat wave is currently raging in Europe (and the whole world, by the way), both in the population and in the countryside. It’s simple, France has never had as many fires and hectares burned in a year since 2008 as it has since the beginning of 2022 (with the exception of 2019, which was a real disaster). A total of 224 fires have already devastated almost 40,000 hectares, according to figures from the European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS) on July 21, compared to 304 fires and 43,000 hectares burned in 2019. These fires give rise to absolutely chilling images that bring one really crying. After that, if you don’t want to do whatever it takes to stop global warming, I don’t know what you need.
1. Almost 36,000 people have already been evacuated because of the fires in the Gironde
2. The Pilat Dune is in great danger due to the fires that have ravaged the department since Tuesday July 12
3. Flots Bleus campsite before and after
4. Several campsites near the Dune du Pilat were completely destroyed by the flames
5. Devastating landscapes for a natural site that attracts almost 2 million tourists every year
6. In La Teste-de-Buch alone, in the Arcachon Basin, 20,000 people have been evacuated and 20,000 hectares have already been burned
7. Almost 2,000 firefighters were mobilized in the Gironde to ensure the firefighting front
8. Reinforcements came from all over France to help the Girondin firefighters
9. Many Landes forests went up in smoke in the disaster
10. The smoke from the fires can even be seen by satellite
11. Tuesday, July 19, smoke from the southern forest fires reached Paris
12. The fires do not only affect southern France: the Oise is also currently affected by violent forest fires near Parc Astérix
13. The department of Finistère in Brittany is also affected by massive fires
14. The Finistère Chapel of Mont Saint-Michel de Brasparts was miraculously protected from the fires
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? Thanks to the fire brigade, the Mont Saint Michel chapel in Brasparts was saved from the flames of the Monts d’Arrée fire. pic.twitter.com/61Dci7TjiN
— (Small) think tank (@L_ThinkTank) July 20, 2022
15. In Greece, the northern Athens region is facing terrible fires
16. In Greece, nine villages have already been evacuated
17. Forest fires have also broken out in Germany as a result of the heat wave
18. Just outside London, the edges of a motorway go up in smoke
19. In England, near Wellington, in the east suburbs of London, the fire devastated houses, fields and several buildings covering over 40 hectares
20. Italy is the victim of numerous fires in several regions such as the north-east or in Tuscany
21. In the municipality of Massarosa, in Tuscany, 500 people were evacuated
22. A hundred firefighters have been trying to extinguish the fire in this Tuscan village since Sunday
23. In Spain, this train connecting Madrid-Ferrol to Zamora-Sanabria stopped for a few moments in the middle of a scene worthy of the end of the world
24. The municipality of Cebreros in Spain, in the region of Castile and León, has been the victim of a large forest fire
25. In Spain, the Monfragüe National Park in the province of Cáceres is also caught in a violent fire