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nanna8 Tue 28-Jul-26 14:18:29

We are getting quite a bit of news about the awful fires in France and Spain. I hope they can get them under control soon and those evacuated can get back to some sort of normal life.
I think they need to really crack down on people starting th3 fires and a lot more publicity about how they can start accidentally through carelessness. Watching the poor people sat with their pets in big open evacuation halls I feel really sad. Hope it doesn’t happen in 5he UK. I know it will happen again nearwhere we live, it always does, but we catch them pretty quickly after having a shocking history of loss of life .

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ViceVersa Tue 28-Jul-26 14:21:19

You really do NOT want to know how some of the fires which were started deliberately (possibly in Italy) were actually started...

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Oreo Tue 28-Jul-26 14:21:47

Yes it’s awful isn’t it, losing your home and neighbourhood to wildfires must be so distressing.
My DD amazed me yesterday by saying they’re thinking of booking a last minute holiday in Spain, the temperatures there!

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Oreo Tue 28-Jul-26 14:22:31

ViceVersa

You really do NOT want to know how some of the fires which were started deliberately (possibly in Italy) were actually started...

Well I really do now that you’ve mentioned it….?

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Mamie Tue 28-Jul-26 14:32:32

Fires in France in the summer months have always been common. On holiday in the South of France we would often see the Canadair planes scooping water from the Mediterranean to dump on the flames.
Living in France, every summer there were advertising campaigns on the television about avoiding barbecues and not throwing cigarette ends on the ground. What is new is the sheer size of the fires with tinder dry ground, winds and large forests.
It won't be back to normal for the Gironde; hundreds of properties have been destroyed. The exodus from Northern France to the South is at its height. Normally the change over of July and August holiday makers would be next weekend. It may be that the Aoûtiens will not go to their usual destinations.
It will be a disaster for the economy.

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Aveline Tue 28-Jul-26 14:36:58

All those vineyards of Bordeaux ruined 😟.

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ViceVersa Tue 28-Jul-26 14:41:44

Oreo

ViceVersa

You really do NOT want to know how some of the fires which were started deliberately (possibly in Italy) were actually started...

Well I really do now that you’ve mentioned it….?

No, you don't. Especially if you are an animal lover.

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Labradora Tue 28-Jul-26 15:11:47

Double those Firefighters' salaries immediately. Over 70 firefighters have been injured.
The Pine forests on Bordeaux's borders seem to have acted like wood on a bonfire with Bordeaux as the Guy on the top.
Agree that advice on "how not to be careless" would be very useful to help prevent accidentally-started fires.
Don't think about the animals if you value your sanity.
Where does all that pain go ?
We're south of Bordeaux and currently greener because it rains more here. Note to self- don't complain about the rain.

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