French Interior Minister: Largest forest fire since 1949 under control
French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez managed to regain control of France's largest wildfire since 1949, which broke out over a week ago in a forest near Bordeaux. The fire has been described as "unprecedented," burning 42,000 hectares of pine forests and destroying around 240 homes. Despite gaining control over the blaze, some areas remain aflame, and it is expected that some residents will continue to wait until the fires are completely extinguished. This wildfire occurs amid intense heatwaves and climate change driven by human activities, with the burned land reaching 92,000 hectares this year— the highest figure in the past twenty years.
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