Following the virulent resumption of fires in Gironde which have ravaged 6,000 hectares since Tuesday, the Minister of the Interior and Overseas Gérald Darmanin announced on Wednesday August 10 in a tweet: "
Faced with the fires which are resuming violently in Gironde and in the Landes with more than 6,000 hectares burned, I decided to reinforce the means mobilized: more than 1,000 firefighters, 9 planes and 2 water bomber helicopters are engaged against the flames
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