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A massive wildfire that has burned some 42,000 hectares in southwest France over the past week "remains under control" after a second quiet night, regional authorities said Wednesday. But the regional…
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This aerial view taken from a Civil Security helicopter shows plumes of smoke from multiple wildfires near the city of Lège-Cap-Ferret, southwestern France, on July 28, 2026. © Baz Ratner, AFP

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The megafire in France's southwest Gironde department near Bordeaux, which has burned through 42,000 hectares of forest since…

Firefighters have kept a vast wildfire in southwest France from advancing overnight, extinguishing flare-ups near Atlantic coast…

With temperatures expected to rise, the situation remains critical as crews against time, using earth movers to create firebreak

Fire crews in southwest France are battling a massive wildfire that has burned an area four times the size of Paris

The huge fire raging in France's southwest has stabilised, according to French officials, with authorities letting nearly 60,000…

The huge wildfire has slowed overnight but firefighters are still working to contain it on Thursday.