Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleFirefighters successfully prevented a vast wildfire in southwest France from advancing overnight, extinguishing flare-ups near Atlantic coast dunes. The blaze in the Gironde prefecture remained stabilised at 420 square kilometres, with no change in the burned area. Authorities cautioned that despite the halt in its advance, smouldering vegetation and falling humidity could still trigger fresh outbreaks. Firefighters and military engineers continued building tactical firebreaks, with 103 kilometres of barriers already created. This cautious progress follows a separate wildfire in the neighbouring Landes region being contained, allowing thousands of displaced residents and holidaymakers to return home. In fullFirefighters in France hold back vast wildfire as heat returns to test their gripMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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…

Efforts to contain wildfire that has consumed an area of four times the size of Paris impeded by windy conditions