Three days to put out a fire, the Jubillar trial in 2025, the return of the bald ibis… the main news in the region

Three days to put out a fire in a cement factory

#BEAUCAIRE Gard firefighters will remain mobilized for at least two more days after a fire that occurred during the night from Monday to Tuesday in a coal silo at the vast Heidelberg Materials France cement factory in Beaucaire (Gard) due to an electrical malfunction. . It was 3 a.m. when technicians noticed an abnormal rise in temperature in this 31 meter high silo containing 512 m3 of coal. Due to the risk of explosion, a security perimeter has been set up. The firefighters opted for an inerting strategy which consists of smothering the fire. But due to the extreme heat noted at the bottom and top of the tank, the operation must last three days.

Cédric Jubillar judged in 2025

#TARN The trial of Cédric Jubillar, accused of having killed his wife in 2020 in Tarn, should be held between September and October 2025 to last four weeks. Returned to the Tarn Assize Court since September 26, Cédric Jubillar, 37, has been held in pre-trial detention since June 18, 2021, at the Seysses remand center and placed in solitary confinement. He is accused of having killed his wife, Delphine Jubillar, on the night of December 15 to 16, 2020, in Cagnac-les-Mines (Tarn), a 33-year-old nurse and mother, whose body was never found. During these three years of investigation, the Tarn plaster painter always proclaimed his innocence.

Today's figure: 100,000

#NIMES The City of Nîmes will put to the vote an exceptional grant of €100,000 on November 14 to help those affected by the catastrophic floods in the Valencia region, in Spain. “Our thoughts are with the affected people, and the too many bereaved families. We know here how solidarity is essential to rebuild and overcome these difficult times”underlined Mayor Jean-Paul Fournier.

The return of the bald ibis

#PYRENEES-ORIENTALES Four bald ibises were recently observed on the roofs of Arles-sur-Tech by a resident of the village. This news has caused a stir in the ornithological community since these birds have been extinct in the wild in Europe for more than 300 years, victims of intensive hunting for their meat and feathers. Since 2000, every reintroduction operation had failed, with the birds unable to survive the winter. They were finally able to migrate from Lake Constance after learning to follow a microlight. This bodes well for the preservation of the species.

The minister at the farmers' bedside

#HEARING At the beginning of October, the Prime Minister announced state-guaranteed loans for affected farms “through serious difficulties”. A promise made concrete by his Minister of Agriculture Annie Genevard, this Tuesday during a visit to Fabrezan, with the presentation of “two tools to support farmers’ cash flow”. The first is “a short-term loan for economic difficulties”. The State negotiates a reduced rate with the banking sector for this, “between 1.5 and 2%”. In the event of danger to the sustainability of their farm, farmers will even be able to restructure their debt by benefiting from a second tool, “a longer-term loan, 5 to 7 years, guaranteed by the State up to 50%”. The minister also has the 48 projects – including 14 in Occitanie – which will benefit from aid under the agricultural hydraulic fund, endowed with €20 million, to secure access to water. Enough to calm anger?