Par Theo Zuili
Published on 19 Jul 22 at 15:36
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On the seventh day of a fierce fight by firefighters in Gironde on Tuesday July 19, the results of these three major fires reported 19,300 hectares destroyed by fire.
Operations remain difficult on site due to weather conditions and a shifting wind that constantly changes the direction of fire. This Monday, the five campsites of the Dune du Pilat were reduced to ashes and thousands of people were evacuated.
A map to understand the extent of the damage
The latest reports show 19,300 hectares of vegetation gone up in smoke in one week in the Gironde department. A monumental figure, complicated to consider in a concrete way.
To visualize the equivalent of these 19,300 hectares of fires, here is a map of Lyon. The blue circle represents the area of damage. View the map in detail ici.
–193 square kilometers were destroyed by the flames. On the scale of the metropolis of Lyon, this figure represents the entire city and its surroundings. All of Lyon, Villeurbanne, Oullins, Pierre-Bénite, Tassin-la-Demi-Lune, Écully, Caluire-et-Cuire, but also parts of Vaulx-en-Velin, Bron, Vénissieux, Saint-Fons, Saint-Genis -Laval or Monts-d’Or.
Here is what to represent in a concrete way the extent of the damage and the fires which affected the Gironde. The equivalent of a large part of the Metropolis of Lyon.
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