In Gironde and the Landes, a fire born in Saumos has already devoured more than 42,000 hectares. It has crossed the Arcachon basin and licked the Bordeaux metropolis. These few images place these fires of 2026 in the recent history of France... and in front of the megafires that pulverize our records.
After more than a week of hell, cautious optimism emerges on the front of the megafire in Gironde and the fire in the Landes, where thousands of firefighters are still fighting the flames.
In Gironde and the Landes, a fire born in Saumos has already devoured more than 42,000 hectares. It has crossed the Arcachon basin and licked the Bordeaux metropolis. These few images place these fires of 2026 in the recent history of France... and in front of the megafires that pulverize our records.