Lori Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 Hope all those in the area are safe. Looks pretty bad.https://www.bfmtv.com/police-justice/aude-un-important-feu-en-cours-pres-de-l-autoroute-reliant-narbonne-a-carcassonne_AN-202107240168.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 I saw the canadair planes flie over to to help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judith-aka-Judith Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 Sadly, a regular occurence at this time of year in the forested areas and brush lands around here ... Lori, be warned that your house search should take the nearness of such land into account .. not just flooding .. it's a harsh land around here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori Posted July 25, 2021 Author Share Posted July 25, 2021 It is a big problem in the Var and the Bouches-de-Rhone also. We are learning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anotherbanana Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 Reports on Francenympho suggest it is pretty bad, maybe just about under control and maybe started at a motorway service area by a ciggy end. Usually barbecues too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 https://www.francetvinfo.fr/faits-divers/incendie/aude-un-incendie-parcourt-500hectares-a-moux-entre-narbonne-et-carcassonne_4714821.htmlI have occasionally passed by there to avoid the motorway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anotherbanana Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 Best avoided today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alittlebitfrench Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 Norman said..'I saw the canadair planes flie over to to help'Many years ago we were sat on the beach in (guess where) OK....LGM and 5 canadair planes flew in to scoop up water from the sea to fight some fire..... I guess. Or maybe they were just practising. Not to far from beach itself to be honest. It was spectacular to watch thease pilots doing their stuff. That is one scary job. It carried on for a few hours. They came back and forth. Very impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judith-aka-Judith Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 As far as I know from various comments at church this morning, the fire was under control, but was still smouldering and breaking out .. wind still strong .. some had good views from their various terraces, I'd say it is 30 mins driving from here. Wind now dropped so I suspect it will be sorted soon, and yes, hubby heard the Canadairs .. I was busy with earphones singing in my virtual choir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomoss Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 In Palma, Mallorca, they used to pick up water just outside the harbour, flying down the line of Avenue Argentina and crossing the sea front road between the tallest buildings, just above treetop height.Quite scary if you happened to be approaching the junction at the time.Even more so than the approach over Kowloon to the old Hong Kong airport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judith-aka-Judith Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 2 hours ago:#Feu de #Moux fixé 320 pompiers restent mobilisés cette nuit pour assurer une surveillance Circulation sur les voiries départementales ré-ouvertes Fermeture de la RD 212 dès demain 26 juillet à 08h00 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori Posted July 26, 2021 Author Share Posted July 26, 2021 Glad it sounds like it is under control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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