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France’s Wildfire Crisis Updates | France News

France’s wildfire season is turning critical as the Landes blaze, now burning 1,700 hectares, shows signs of stabilization thanks to cooler weather and firefighter efforts — though 650 people remain evacuated. This year marks the worst fire year in two decades, with nearly 100,000 hectares scorched nationwide. Other blazes in Ardennes and Drôme are still smoldering, while a relentless heatwave grips the country, pushing temperatures into the high 30s across 28 departments — especially Lyon and the Mediterranean coast — until midweek. Storm risks have dropped sharply, but isolated heavy rain…

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