Overview

• Fire crews circumscribed and stabilized the blaze by Sunday morning after it had consumed around 630 hectares of garrigue near Sigean.
• More than 630 firefighters and 180 vehicles continue to tackle remaining hotspots as ground units work through the night.
• Two Canadairs and two water-bombing helicopters are set to restart aerial operations despite forecasted tramontane winds up to 80 km/h.
• The wildfire severely damaged two homes and led to preventive evacuations of ten residences as well as two campgrounds and a housing estate in Port-la-Nouvelle.
• Authorities keep Aude on orange wildfire alert due to severe drought and record heat that have fuelled this and previous summer blazes.