Nearly 1,000 hectares of vegetation went up in smoke between Sunday and Monday in the Pyrénées-Orientales. A major fire early in the year. Because with the drought, the smallest fire can take dramatic proportions.
It is the first big fire of the year. The fire between Banyuls-sur-Mer and Cerbère (Pyrénées-Orientales) is now under control. The flames have covered 950 hectares since Sunday and crossed the border with Spain. “We are going to have a very hard summer in 2023, probably at least as hard as the one in 2022,” said Gérald Darminin, the Minister of the Interior, who was visiting the area. “The fire season starts early, because of climate change,” he added.