Wildfire restarts in Landes as emergency crews contain blazes across southern France

Emergency crews in south-western France are battling a revived wildfire in the Landes department, where flames have consumed nearly 1,600 hectares of land and forced the evacuation of approximately 650 residents.

The escalation in Landes comes as authorities elsewhere in southern France make progress against multiple blazes. In the Aude department, firefighters successfully contained a vegetation fire in the Corbières massif near Montséret after it burned roughly 100 hectares, leaving crews deployed to monitor and douse remaining hot spots.

Elevated wildfire risks persist across the Mediterranean region, prompting authorities in the Var department to bar public access to seven forest massifs. Meanwhile, Armed Forces Minister Sébastien Lecornu is scheduled to visit Gironde on 17 August to launch reconstruction efforts following earlier summer fires.

Sources: La Tribune, Le Figaro, Le Monde, Le Soir, RTBF Info