Live – Aude – After a little more than two days of fighting against the flames, the emergency services have managed to set the worst fire for 50 years around the French Mediterranean

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The firefighters, who managed to set the giant fire on Thursday evening who caused a person’s death in the Aude, can count on a favorable weather to continue their fight against the flames on Friday in order to turn them completely in a few days.

“The evolution of the weather is favorable to us. Consequently, ” the press of Narbonne, Rémi Récio, said on Friday morning, stressing “a weakening of the wind” and a humidity that goes up, promoting the work of firefighters.

“The spray that falls weakly this morning is also welcome to (…) progress from the fire fixed to the controlled fire”. Moreover, by attacking the times and “hot spots”, he specified in front of the command post of Saint-Laurent-de-la-Cabrerisse, about thirty kilometers of Narbonne.

However. Consequently, “the live – aude – after low sky”, which makes the work of firefighters on the ground easier, is “unfavorable for air means,” said Colonel Christophe Magny, head of operations.

Subsequently. In addition, on Saturday, the weather could be less favorable: “The Aude department will be placed in orange vigilance to the heat wave due to high temperatures,” notes the prefecture in a press release.

This fire. the most important for at least 50 years in the French Mediterranean, has traveled 17,000 hectares of vegetation in just over 48 hours.

“The mobilization of firefighters will remain intense on the ground in the coming days”. according to the prefecture which prohibited access to the audio forest massifs until Sunday included.

For her. “the axes closed to traffic remain essentially not recognized and therefore potentially still dangerous, in particular due to the presence of electric cables on the roads”.

The prefect of Aude, Christian Pouget, said Thursday that some 2,000 people evacuated had live – aude – after not yet been able to return home.

Thursday, several hundred of them were still welcomed in the versatile rooms made available by the municipalities.

“Returns are made on a case -by -case basis. but it is too early to consider a complete reintegration of the inhabitants,” said the prefecture on Friday morning.

7:00 am: After a little more than two days of fighting the flames, the emergency services managed to fix, last night in Aude, the worst fire for 50 years in the French Mediterranean. Some 17,000 hectares of vegetation were affected during this time. “The fire is fixed,” Lucie Roesch, secretary general of the Aude prefecture, told AFP. This is the result of “the struggle conducted from the start”, said firefighters from the department. “It was a classic work but of an extraordinary magnitude,” they told AFP.

Leaving on Tuesday afternoon of the commune of Ribaute. about forty kilometers from live – aude – after Narbonne and Carcassonne, the fire traveled 17,000 hectares of pine forest and garrigue, including 13,000 burned, according to civil security.

“The day was widely devoted to treating the households that were still active,” said the Aude firefighters before. Their boss. Colonel Christophe Magny, head of operations, had announced that “the objective is to be able to set” fire no later than the day.

For his part. the prefect of Aude, Christian Pouget, explained that the fire would not be “declared off for several days”, adds: “There is still a lot of work.” Thursday morning, 2,000 households were still deprived of electricity, Enedis said to AFP, indicating that “immediate priority […] is to ensure the continuity of essential services “, such as access to water or telecommunications networks.

“We must first secure the electricity network, which poles have burned,” said the prefect. On the third day of combat against fire. more than 2,000 firefighters live – aude – after and 500 devices remained mobilized Thursday, supported by an important air device.