DISASTER● ELEVATEDAug 16 · Aug 16, 2026, 10:43 AM
France: Landes wildfire stopped spreading but remains out of control
France 24 [en]
Firefighters in southwestern France are continuing to battle a wildfire that has burned 1,700 hectares of forest in the Landes region. The blaze has stopped spreading but remains out of control, with 550 firefighters, military personnel and six water-bombing aircraft working to contain it and allow evacuated residents to return home.
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