Crews in France race against looming heatwave as they battle 'completely unprecedented fire'
French President Emmanuel Macron urged firefighters battling a massive wildfire in southwest France, calling it a 'completely unprecedented fire' and France's worst fire-related crisis since World War II. The blaze, which has displaced 220,000 people and threatened the wine region of Bordeaux, remains a challenge amid forecasts of another heatwave.
Related Signal
Adjacent reporting
- France, Spain race to contain ‘monster’ fires ahead of new heat wave
- French president pledges support on visit to fire zone, vows: 'We will win this battle together'
- Firefighters battle blazes scorching southern France after record heatwave
- France races to contain fires before new heatwave
- France and Spain continue to battle fires as new heatwave looms