The megafire in France's southwest Gironde department near Bordeaux, which has burned through 42,000 hectares of forest since July 22, remained "stable" Tuesday morning after a calm night, according…

Historic wildfires in France burn nearly 98,000 hectares, triggering record evacuations of over 160,000 residents as blazes advance toward Bordeaux.

The threat posed by a wildfire raging in the southwestern French department of Gironde "remains very serious," the top regional official, Sophie Brocas, said Saturday."The threat…