LEGE-CAP FERRET, France: French President Emmanuel Macron urged fire crews to “stay strong” as they battled Monday to bring a monster wildfire under control, warning that the fight will take time but vowing, “We will win this battle together.” On a visit to a coordination center for the massive firefighting effort in southwest France, Macron heard how the blaze raging since last week has been wildly unpredictable, transforming at times into a self-feeding fire storm as it burned through an area four times the size of Paris and forced 220,000 people to flee their homes.

Pledging that the nation will overcome its ongoing crisis, French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday praised the resilience of emergency crews and citizens as "a united people

French President Emmanuel Macron held a crisis meeting Monday to address uncontrolled wildfires that have forced over 250,000 people to flee their homes.