The situation in France is critical The Pyrénées-Orientales are in a “crisis situation” at the beginning of the week., high alert, due to historic drought. The department was the scene of the first major fire in France this year. When the flames left the town of Cerbère on April 16, they covered 1,000 hectares. Wednesday again, Two fires quickly escalatedfueled by strong winds and by the extraordinary drought.
“High” to “Very High” risk around the Mediterranean
After Effis, the European Commission’s European Forest Fire Information System In the report, which maps fire risks in Europe, the risk is “high” to “very high” around the Mediterranean Sea in France and particularly in the Pyrénées-Orientales and the Bouches-du-Rhône. Elsewhere in the country, the risk is “very low”.
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The situation is particularly worrying in Portugal and Spain, as the risk is “very high” to “extreme” in many regions, even “very extreme” in north-eastern Spain, a peak that will be added to the Effis risk scale in 2021.
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