Aude fireplace: the miraculous Lagras abbey | EUROtoday
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IIt was very a lot vital … The fireplace which at present ravages the Aude started within the city of Lagrasse, the place there’s a magnificent and well-known abbey, {that a} group of 31 Catholic spiritual, canons, restore since 2004 (in complete, they’re 36 brothers, 5 dwell in Pau).
The wind preserved the place, however the fireplace has ignited the close by hill, as evidenced by the brother Dominique, prior of Lagrasse, who has been witnessing for a number of days, with the ravages of the flames.
The level: Have you been threatened by the flames?
Brother Dominique: The fireplace began on the territory of the city, between Lagrasse and Ribaude, however the wind preserved us by pushing the fireplace to the ocean. Until yesterday morning [mercredi 6 août, NDLR]from the park, you can see the flames within the bushes above the hill, which rose each three minutes. But the firefighters fought all evening and so they managed to manage and extinguish the fireplace. Again yesterday, they labored in Ribaude to drown the fireplace. It appears to me that in the present day the circumstances are extra serene, as a result of the wind is softer. Yesterday we had quite a lot of smoke which was returned to us. We all the time odor the odor, however we’ve got by no means been in peril. We have been extra probably than our surrounding villages, particularly from Saint-Laurent-de-la-Cabrerisse, which is twenty minutes from house and the place we’ve got quite a lot of associates. For them, it’s a catastrophe.
How do you understand the state of affairs?
We already had a hearth begin on June 29 within the city, but it surely was shortly mastered. The similar day, close to Narbonne, a person was caught together with his brazier nonetheless lit on his trailer when he believed this one turned off … But it’s the first time that we’ve got seen flames close to us and that we really feel stress. Many of our associates have suffered vital injury. But in Lagrasse correct, there isn’t a panic. It is difficult to have info, the official channels is sober, I think about in order to not stress folks unnecessarily. You have to concentrate to rumors. There is the worry of relaying issues that aren’t confirmed. It’s not simple to see clearly.
Often, we’re extra knowledgeable by journalists. I’ve learn within the newspaper La Mort Tragic of this girl, and I do know as a secure supply {that a} firefighter had a head trauma as a result of his truck has overturned and he’s at present in intensive care. We hosted firefighters final evening. And additionally households who needed to go away a campsite. We wish to assist extra. Fortunately, solidarity may be very energetic and public companies work properly. There is not any huge arrival of people that have no idea the place to go.
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As a non secular, what learn do you will have this catastrophe?
We are sorry. Unfortunately this tragedy happens in a horrible context. We had organized an occasion, which we needed to cancel given the circumstances, to help the winegrowers of the area, which have been in nice problem for years. It is yet one more blow for these folks whose work is already very exhausting, with the vines torn off and the droughts that accumulate. I met winegrowers who wished to vary jobs as a result of they felt betrayed by nature. We can really feel that the local weather has been tougher for ten years. There was no water in 2024 and just a bit in 2025. The fireplace confirms the priority that has lengthy been on climate and hydrography.
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