France's Devastating Fires Now 'Under Control,' Says PM
President Emmanuel Macron called it France’s most severe fire crisis since World War II as officials evacuated more than 250,000 people.
- President Emmanuel Macron described the wildfires near Bordeaux as France's most severe fire-related crisis since the Second World War, with more than 250,000 people evacuated from affected regions on Tuesday.
- A Pacific weather pattern is increasing global temperatures, fueling the crisis. Peter Sammonds, professor of geophysics and climate risks at UCL, warned the human body struggles to cope in 33 weather, with 50 temperatures potentially reaching Europe.
- France remains the second-most visited country by British tourists, drawing 9.3 million visits annually. A February survey by InsureandGo found 44 per cent of holidaymakers would opt for travelling outside peak season due to heat concerns.
- Tourists should not cancel trips without checking insurers first, as firms typically won't make allowances for 'disinclination to travel.' Travel companies are prioritizing those departing soon while the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has not warned against travel.
- Trip data shows a 237 per cent increase in searches for cooler destinations, with travel agents promoting 'coolcations' in Switzerland, Norway and Iceland. Bentley said British holidaymakers will need to "change their habits by choosing to travel earlier or later in the year.
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In an interview with "La Tribune Sunday", the Prime Minister is indignant that the "pain" of the inhabitants of the Porge is "instrumented by conspirators".
French PM says wildfires finally under control
The fires that have ravaged France are "today under control" Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said on Saturday, more than a week after the country's largest wildfire since 1949 flared up. "Overall, the fires are now under control in our country", he said in an interview with the La Tribune Dimanche weekly. The largest wildfire erupted more than a week since the fire erupted in a pine forest near the southwestern city of Bordeaux. There, said Lec…
The new fire that affects the Var is "stabilized" but this "is not the end of the war against this fire" due to unpredictable winds, warned the prefect, Simon Babre. The fire in Gironde, which burned 42,000 hectares for ten days, is finally "fixed", said Laurent Nuñez.
The fires are generally "under control today" in France, although "the situation remains very fluid," French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu declared on Saturday, August 1st. While the fire is "contained" in Gironde, the situation remains precarious in Var.
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