France Allows 84,000 Wildfire Evacuees to Return Home as Cooler Weather Moves In
Firefighters backed by 2,200 crews and more than 20 aircraft gained ground after cooler weather and rain helped slow the blaze.
- French authorities allowed 84,000 evacuees to return to their homes in southwestern France on Thursday, marking the strongest sign yet that firefighters are turning a corner in their battle against the massive wildfire in the Gironde region.
- Since last week, more than 220,000 people were forced to flee their homes as the blaze swept through the forested Gironde region, burning an area four times the size of Paris.
- Fire crews remained at "total mobilisation" with 2,200 firefighters and over 20 aircraft as cooler temperatures and rain raised hopes Thursday could be decisive in vanquishing the flames.
- Sophie Brocas, prefect for the Gironde region, expressed optimism late Wednesday, stating, "If that's confirmed, we could foresee a return to a more normal life for residents, but also for businesses that need to work."
- The wildfire emergency has stretched from the Atlantic coast to the eastern Mediterranean, with blazes sweeping across Spain, Greece, and Turkey, where firefighters tackled multiple forest fires on Thursday.
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