1949 Landes Forest Fire
A major wildfire occurred from 19 August 1949 to 25 August 1949 in the Landes forest in France. 50,000 hectares (500 km2) of forest land were burnt - and 82 people killed.[1] It is considered the most deadly forest fire in Europe in modern times.[1] The municipalities of Cestas, Saucats, Marcheprime and Mios in the Gironde department were devastated by the forest fire.
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. (ISBN 978-2916079202) (in French)
Sources
- Abstract and short translation of the Article « Incendie de la forêt des Landes de 1949 » in the French Wikipedia
References
- 1 2 Christophe Neff (13 July 2009). "The Fatal Forest Fire – remembering the "1949 Mega fire" in the "Forêt des Landes" (South West France)". Blogs le Monde on LeMonde.fr.
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 landais
- 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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