HOSTENS, FRANCE (AFP) – French firefighters tackled wildfires raging in the country’s southeast on Saturday as officials kept a wary eye on a huge blaze that appeared to be contained further west. France has been buffeted this summer by a historic drought that has forced water use restrictions nationwide, as well as a series of […]
Firefighters work to extinguish a wildfire near Hostens, as wildfires continue to spread in the Gironde region of southwestern France, in this handout photograph released on August 12, 2022. Courtesy
Paris, Aug 14 (EFE).- The rain on the weekend has helped firefighters working to put out the Landiras wildfire, in the southwestern French region of Gironde, part of the department of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, to bring it under “control,” Arcachon government official Ronan Leaustic said on Sunday. After burning 7,400 hectares (about 18,500 acres), the fire – …