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At the height of the blaze on Tuesday afternoon, a desperate homeowner tries to save his home with the help of a watering can.
The flames, a few meters from his home, threaten his accommodation, located in the forest of Saumos.
The firefighters try to lend him a hand despite the thick gray smoke.
Difficult to see ten meters in front of you.
The air is charged.
The smell of burnt pine attacks the eyes, nostrils and throat.
Throughout the day, the gusts of wind accelerated the spread of the fire.
In two days, 3270 hectares of pine forest went up in smoke and the fire is far from being brought under control.
“The meteorological whims do not help in any way”
, breathes, between two interventions, Éric Pitault, lieutenant-colonel in the department of Gironde.
The dry and hot climate, exceptional for this month of September, favored the resumption of fire.
Tuesday, it was 35 ° C in places and the first autumn showers did not change anything.
The land is too arid to absorb any...
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