Английская Википедия:1949 Landes forest fire
A major wildfire occurred from 19 August 1949 to 25 August 1949 in the Landes forest in France. Шаблон:Convert of forest land were burnt - and 82 people killed.[1] It was considered the most deadly forest fire in Europe[1] until the 2007 and 2018 wildfires in Greece, which killed 84 and 99 people, respectively. Since both fire events in Greece can be distinguished as a multiple fire event, the Landes fire still ranks as the deadliest wildfire in Europe since record-keeping began.[2] The municipalities of Cestas, Saucats, Marcheprime and Mios in the Gironde department were devastated by the forest fire. The very high dead toll from the fire shocked the country – and marked the starting point for the construction of the “Defending Forest against Wildfire” – “Défense de la forêt contre les incendies” System.[3]
Bibliography and further reading
- Joan Deville, L'Incendie meurtrier dans la forêt des Landes en août 1949, Les Éd. des Pompiers de France, 15 mai 2009, 160 p. (Шаблон:ISBN) (in French)
Sources
- Abstract and short translation of the Article « Incendie de la forêt des Landes de 1949 » in the French Wikipedia
References
External links
- Pourquoi les incendies de forêts sont-ils si meurtriers ? Par Robert B Chevrou
- La sécheresse remarquable de l'année agricole 1948-1949 en France.
- Les incendies de forêt dans le massif landaisarchived
- 1949 - l'incendie meurtrier dans la Forêt des Landes (article in the blog Paysages)(in French)
- The Fatal Forest Fire – remembering the “1949 Mega fire” in the „Forêt des Landes” (South West France) (article in the blog Paysages)
- Le 19 août 1949 – le drame de la Forêt des Landes (article in the blog Paysages)(in French)
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