Saumos
- 6d ago
France records its first 'fire cloud' as Gironde wildfire destroys 420 sq km and forces 220,000 evacuations
A wildfire in France's Gironde region has produced the country's first documented pyrocumulonimbus cloud, a rare thunderstorm-like formation that can generate its own lightning and accelerate the blaze.
- Jul 23
Var wildfire stabilised at 1,800 hectares as France's fires come 'under control', PM says
The wildfire in the Var department has not grown since Saturday night, allowing most of the 2,500 evacuees to return home, while the prime minister declared the nationwide fire situation 'under control'.
