several thousand people mostly tourists staying in campsites, They were evicted this Monday. Around the French seaside resort of Argelès-sur-Mer, a few kilometers from the Spanish border, with a fire It was declared in the Les Albères massif, next to the Mediterranean.
French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin told what happened. fire of “great violence” In a message from his Twitter account asking for “the greatest vigilance” from the public and people on holiday in the area.
Darmanin pointed out that they were mobilized to fight the flames. 13 planes, 3 helicopters and over 500 firefighters.
fire, which started in the early afternoon It affected an area of 480 hectares, next to a forest road in the municipality of Saint André, on the border of Argelès-sur-Mer, according to the official estimate, released to the public after 22:00 local time.
The Pyrenees-Orientales department (government delegation) had no record of personal injury.
As a precaution, authorities had decided to evacuate several campsites in Argelès-sur-Mer, such as La Pinède, Al Sol, El Rancho, Chênes Rouges and Le Bois Fleuri. Same way Dozens of homes were evacuated.