French president pledges support on visit to fire zone, vows: “We will win this battle together.”
The blaze has forced 220,000 people from their homes as firefighters race to contain a fire that Macron called France’s worst since World War II.
- On Monday, French President Emmanuel Macron visited a coordination center for the massive firefighting effort in southwest France, praising crews for stopping the inferno's progression while warning the battle remains ongoing.
- Fueled by early, intense heat waves, wildfires in France and Spain have forced more than 330,000 people to flee, driving calls for stronger climate action.
- Regional authorities reported the situation near Bordeaux remained "globally stable" Monday, though the blaze raging since last week burned an area four times the size of Paris, forcing 220,000 evacuations.
- In Italy, a wildfire broke out Sunday near Peschici, prompting The Coast Guard to evacuate about 300 tourists by sea from the Puglia region.
- Temperatures are forecast above 35 C in southwest France starting Tuesday, with forecasters warning the upcoming heat wave could ratchet up fire danger and complicate firefighting operations further.
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The President of the Republic visited Bordeaux on Monday to "thank" the forces mobilized against fire and assure them of the "support of the nation".
Crews in France race against looming heatwave as they battle 'completely unprecedented fire'
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 bu…
French president pledges support on visit to fire zone, vows: ‘We will win this battle together’
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.”
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