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Luis San – Marianne Leroux
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Published 07/23/2026 06:21
Updated 07/23/2026 10:14
A French Air Force Airbus A400M Atlas military transport aircraft flies over Paris, July 9, 2026. (BENOIT DURAND/HANS LUCAS/AFP)
The modification to this military transport aircraft should help firefighters fight wildfires of unprecedented proportions this summer.
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We welcome the help of French firefighters. The A400M military transport aircraft, converted to fight fires, will be used. “by the end of July”This was stated by government spokesperson Maud Bregeon on Thursday, July 23, on BFMTV. With a capacity of 20,000 liters, twice that of the Dash and three times that of the Canadair, the device will primarily be used for “spraying fire retardant, i.e. in front of the fire to protect vulnerable areas”– Interior Minister Laurent Nunez explained on Wednesday. Follow the situation with numerous fires in France in our live broadcast.
- Dangerous fire in Gironde. The fire, which broke out on Wednesday near the Arcachon basin, has now covered about 2,000 hectares. According to the prefecture, 12 thousand people were evacuated. “as a preventative measure”especially in the campsites in Cap Ferret, a very touristic area. “The fire spread faster than expected”– Philippe de Gonneville, mayor of Lege-Cap-Ferret, notes on BFMTV, clarifying that access to the Cap-Ferret peninsula is closed.
- The fire is still ongoing in Var. The fire, which started on Tuesday in a field in Ponteves, is no longer progressing but was not contained as of Wednesday evening. He cultivated almost 2,500 hectares, especially on Gros Bessillon, the middle mountain in the center of the department.
- Since the beginning of the year, there have been about 12,500 fires. That’s the new report released Wednesday by Interior Minister Laurent Nunez from a barracks near Bordeaux after meeting with the families of two firefighters who died Tuesday while battling a fire near the city’s airport. France has already burned 44,000 hectares since January 1, more than in 2022, when fires devastated southwestern France.
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#FIRES Military transport aircraft Airbus A400M, “the equivalent of three Canadairs”will “mobilized (…) by the end of July” etc. “support all other means” from Fighting fires ravaging several regions of France– announces government spokesman Maud Bregeon. Thanks to “technical adaptation work”The Airbus A400M, in service since 2013, was “concentrated” to free “equivalent to three Canadian airlines by volume of water”– explains the BFMTV-RMC representative, – to extinguish fires.- #FIRES While the fire that started yesterday in Somoza, north of the Arcachon (Gironde) basin, continues to burn “progress” this morning Laurent Peyrondet, mayor of Lacanau, a city that welcomes people evacuated from these fires, looking forward to sending the Canadians. “I hope the planes will be there this afternoon, but we are not the only ones in Europe suffering from these fires.”– he explains to Franceinfo. For the elected official of this tourist town in the Landes, “adapter” to new climatic conditions of drought and fire danger “It won’t be enough, I think we need to be much more ambitious.” Follow our live broadcast.
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• #MIDDLE EAST Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have claimed responsibility for the Red Sea attacks. “two Saudi oil tankers”appears to be opening a new front in the conflict in the Middle East, where the United States continues to strike Iran. Follow our live broadcast.
- #FIRES Burnt areas, hectares shrouded in smoke… Visualize and watch the fires in France throughout the summer thanks to our special page. Updated daily, it displays fires recorded by the European Forest Fire Information System.
- #FIRES The fire that started yesterday in Somoza (Gironde), north of the Arcachon basin, continues to burn. “progress” I found out this morning HERE Gironde with firefighters. The fire has already engulfed 2,050 hectares and spread over a distance of about fifteen kilometers. The situation is still being assessed “adverse” and 500 firefighters have been mobilized, the prefecture said. “Significant air reinforcements will intervene in the morning”– adds the prefect. No injuries were reported. Follow our live broadcast.
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Last night alone, some 10,000 residents and tourists were evacuated. “as a preventative measure”announces the prefecture, including eight holiday centers (La Grigne, La Jenny, Le Truc vert, La Prairie, La Pinède, camping Aux Couleurs du Ferret, Le Grand Crohot and camping Bremontier).
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- #FIRES A very dangerous fire that has been raging since yesterday near the Arcachon basin (Gironde) currently covers about 2,000 hectares and led to the evacuation of about 7,000 more people this morning, the prefecture announced. This measure was decided “as a preventative measure” The authorities are talking about six campsites and a nudist residential area located north of Cap-Ferret, an area very popular with tourists in the summer.
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It’s 6 a.m. and here are the main news headlines:
• #FIRES In Var, the fire has covered 2,550 hectares since Tuesday. depending on the prefecture. Gard, Bouches-du-Rhône, Var, Vaucluse and Aude are marked in red today due to a “very high” fire risk. Meteo-France Alert.• #MIDDLE EAST Last night, the US army announced that it had carried out a new series of attacks on military targets in Iran. for the twelfth night in a row. For their part, Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have claimed responsibility for attacks in the Red Sea on “two Saudi oil tankers”.• #heatwave A total of 5,764 additional deaths were reported during the June heat wave. French Public Health announcedfrom June 17 to July 2. This excess mortality affected all age groups from 15 years old and was especially important in Ile-de-France.
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