A scarcity of wind and decrease temperatures in a single day are anticipated to assist the 1000’s of firefighters battling the 16,000-hectare blaze in southern France carry it beneath management, the hearth brigade mentioned on Thursday.
The blaze has already killed one individual and injured a number of, native authorities mentioned.
Fireplace brigades hope to carry the hearth beneath management throughout the course of the day, Christophe Magny from the hearth brigade instructed broadcaster BFMTV.
The fireplace, which broke out on Tuesday afternoon within the French area of Aude, is essentially the most damaging in additional than 75 years.
“Since 1949, that is undoubtedly the hearth that has destroyed essentially the most hectares of land,” mentioned French Inside Minister Bruno Retailleau. Fifteen municipalities have been affected by the blaze. Greater than 2,100 firefighters are nonetheless combating the flames, he mentioned.
One aged girl died when she refused to go away her house and several other folks have been injured. Three stay lacking.
Ribaute, the place the hearth began, is positioned within the southern French area of Occitanie, roughly between Narbonne and Carcassonne. Within the mountainous Corbières space, the hearth unfold quickly as a result of drought and robust winds. The reason for the hearth stays unclear.
