A63 highway

French authorities allowed 84,000 wildfire evacuees in southwest France to return home as cooler weather and rain improved conditions. The fire, which burned an area four times the size of Paris, has not grown beyond 42,000 hectares, with two-thirds of evacuees now permitted to return. Firefighters and international resources continue battling blazes across Europe, including in England, Spain, Turkey, and Romania, where a nuclear plant reduced operations due to low river levels.

Tens of thousands of French wildfire evacuees in southwest France were allowed to return home as cooler weather and rain improved conditions. Over 220,000 people were displaced since last week, but nearly two-thirds have now been permitted to return. The A63 highway reopened, and firefighters remained on high alert despite improved weather.

Firefighters in southwest France stabilized a wildfire that burned 420 square kilometers, preventing it from advancing overnight. The blaze, which forced 220,000 people to flee, remains unpredictable due to returning heat and dry conditions. French President Emmanuel Macron confirmed containment of a separate wildfire in the Landes region.