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Wildfires Contained But Threat Lingers | France News
Wildfires in France are easing, but the threat lingers. The Landes blaze—burning 1,700 hectares and displacing 650 residents—is now contained thanks to cooler weather, with 250 able to return home. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu visits Gironde, hit by a catastrophic 42,000-hectare fire this summer, where locals demand urgent aid: tax relief, faster permits, and long-promised anti-fire aircraft infrastructure. Many showed up in black—a silent protest of grief—as communities rebuild amid ongoing heatwave risks in the southeast, with rain forecast to finally ease tensions by…
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