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“We canceled everything”: because of the fires in Gironde, many holidaymakers turn back

7/18/2022, 5:51:56 PM


The megafire which ravages the sector of the dune of Pilat (Gironde) is still not fixed, on the contrary. 14,000 hectares have already gone up in smoke

The week had been planned for a long time: "We wanted to see the ocean, take a walk in Lacanau and Cap-Ferret, on the Pilat dune, get some fresh air in the forest..." Alas: for her holidays, Vanessa had to change her planes.

The gigantic fire which has already devoured 14,000 ha in six days in Gironde remaining uncontrollable, this resident of Saint-Étienne (Loire) – like many holidaymakers – preferred to cancel her stay there rather than leave in uncertainty.

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