Macron could’ve done more to stop the Bordeaux fires

Firefighters in France have spent the weekend trying to save Bordeaux from an immense conflagration. On Monday morning, the city’s prefecture announced that the situation was ‘broadly stable’, although nine firefighters were injured on Sunday, bringing the total to 84 since the fire began on Wednesday.

More than 42,000 hectares have been lost to the fire and the flames are now nine miles from Bordeaux, France’s ninth biggest city with a population of 270,000. The city’s mayor, Thomas Cazenave, has said there are no plans to evacuate residents, but holidaymakers have been told to stay away.

Macron could’ve done more to stop the Bordeaux fires

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