Firefighters in France's Gironde region fought flare-ups on July 29, 2026, in 40°C (104°F) heat while some residents refused evacuation orders, saying they would not abandon their homes and forests. Conditions complicated containment efforts.
Authorities in France's Gironde region are allowing evacuees to return home as wildfires are stabilized, though not completely extinguished. The fires consumed approximately 40,000 hectares of land in the scorched southwest.