Nearly 98,000 hectares burned in France, a 'historic record': interior minister
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- AFP
- Published Date: 02:35 PM 25 July 2026
The wildfires currently raging across France have burned nearly 98,000 hectares, Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said on Saturday, describing the total as a "historic record."
"There are still a number of fires across the country that have not yet been brought under control," he said, singling out major blazes in the southwestern departments of Gironde and Landes.