Mont-de-Marsan
- Aug 14
Landes wildfire declared fixed as 250 evacuees cleared to return home
A wildfire that burned 1,700 hectares of pine forest in France's Landes since Thursday has been declared fixed, with 250 residents of Luglon cleared to return home on Monday morning.
- Jul 29
Fourth heatwave of 2026 hits France: 23 départements on orange alert as fires burn in Landes and Gironde
Temperatures reached 42°C in Bordeaux and 40°C in Lyon on Wednesday as Météo France placed 16 départements under orange heatwave alert. On Thursday seven more will be added, bringing the total to 23, while firefighters in Landes and Gironde battle a megafire that has consumed 42,000 hectares.
- Jun 11
Lyhanna case: Father of suspect probed for sexual abuse, brother charged with rape
French prosecutors have reopened a sexual abuse probe into Joël Barella, the father of the main suspect in the murder of 11-year-old Lyhanna, as his eldest son Yannick was charged with rape.
