Volunteers and farmers rally to aid firefighters and evacuees in Ziront, France
In Ziront, a town in southwestern France, a large volunteer effort is supporting firefighters battling one of the country's most severe wildfires since World War II. Residents and farmers have set up a camp on the shore of Lake Lacanó, providing rooms, meals, massages and equipment such as trailers and tractors to help both the fire crews and people displaced by the flames.
Water is pumped from Lake Lacanó and loaded into tankers that run round‑the‑clock shifts, delivering the supply to the fire front. Around thirty firefighters from the De‑Sevre region have arrived, using the lake to refuel Canadair aircraft. Volunteers such as Olivier Salentarkan, a 38‑year‑old farmer, and Giannis Poule, a 59‑year‑old local‑government employee, describe the operation as a coordinated “ocean of needs” that hinges on community assistance.
The wildfire, described by authorities as one of the fiercest in France since the Second World War, continues to threaten homes, forests and villages, prompting ongoing local and regional response.
Entities: Giannis Poule · Lake Lacanó · Nicolas Bouve · Olivier Salentarkan · Ziront (France)
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- [● 3 SOURCES] Volunteer Giannis Poule, a 59‑year‑old local government employee, said everyone must help to save residents, forests, villages and towns. (multiple)
- [● 3 SOURCES] Volunteer Olivier Salentarkan, a 38‑year‑old farmer, worked through the night extracting and distributing water for firefighting. (multiple)
- [● 3 SOURCES] Volunteers are providing rooms, food, massages and equipment to firefighters and displaced residents in Ziront, France. (multiple)
- [● 3 SOURCES] The wildfire in Ziront is described as one of the most severe in France since World War II. (multiple)
- [● 3 SOURCES] Farmers have camped on the shore of Lake Lacanó and are using trailers and tractors to support firefighting. (multiple)
- [● 3 SOURCES] Approximately 30 firefighters from the De‑Sevre region have arrived to assist and refuel Canadair aircraft at Lake Lacanó. (multiple)
- [● 3 SOURCES] Water is pumped from Lake Lacanó and transported in tankers to the fire front for firefighting. (multiple)
- [● 3 SOURCES] Undersecretary Nicolas Bouve reported sleeping only four hours since Friday night because of the fire. (multiple)