France: Forest fires destroy five private weekend camps

<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><strong>Weather of Arabia -</strong> Two fires broke out in the Gironde region in southwestern France a week ago, and a total of 37,000 people were evacuated from the area <span>.</span></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> One of the fires reached the coast in Europe&#39;s highest sand dunes, which is also a popular camping spot. The fires have destroyed at least five camping sites &quot;by 90 percent&quot; according to the <span>Préfet</span> local court in France.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> During the night &quot;Tuesday&quot; in Bordeaux, 60 kilometers from the fire, the city covered the dense &quot;smog&quot; caused by the smoke of the fires, while local residents complained of a strong smell of smoke <span>.</span></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Some pictures that show the city covered in fog </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/uploads-2020/FX_ZnqjXwAsjw4n.jpg" style="width: 667px; height: 1000px;" /></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/uploads-2020/FX_Z0TCXoAEgkKq.jpg" style="width: 1200px; height: 800px;" /></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/uploads-2020/FX_Z0ZzXEAExyrw.jpg" style="width: 1200px; height: 800px;" /></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/uploads-2020/FX_ZnqmWQAIkGbX.jpg" style="width: 1200px; height: 800px;" /></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><p lang="fr" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Images satellite Meteosat Eumetsat 15H35 20H45<br /> Evolution des 3 feux de forêt des Landes.<br /> et progression du vent de Galerne qui remonte vers ces feux.<br /> L&#39;imposant panache de fumée évolue au gré du vent.<br /> Il survole en ce moment Bordeaux. <a href="https://t.co/AdleOlMV1b">pic.twitter.com/AdleOlMV1b</a></p> — meteophile (@meteophile) <a href="https://twitter.com/meteophile/status/1549110839172599810?ref_src=twsrc%... 18, 2022</a> </blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> More than 2,000 firefighters are reported to be battling the flames in Gironde, and the sudden change in wind direction on Monday afternoon forced the evacuation of three other towns <span>.</span></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> A massive fire broke out in Brittany on Monday, and according to local police, 160 firefighters were at the site <span>.</span></p>