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France’s Wildfire Crisis Deepens | France News
France’s wildfire crisis intensifies as flames rage in the south-east, devouring 320 hectares and forcing over 400 firefighters to battle two major flare-ups amid scorching heat and an orange alert. Meanwhile, lightning strikes in Gironde ignite ten new blazes—including one that destroyed a Lacanau home—complicated by unexploded ordnance. With 115,000 hectares burned nationwide, climate change is accelerating the crisis, straining already overstretched emergency crews. Authorities have arrested 375 people this summer for arson, including 142 minors, as 37 departments remain under high fire…
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