Nouvelle-Aquitaine

An Australian Chinook heavy-lift helicopter and a Bell 412 have been deployed for the first time in Europe to tackle a fire in the Landes region.

A 15-year-old boy has been charged following the fatal fire on 21 July near Bordeaux, which claimed the lives of two firefighters. The circumstances surrounding the tragedy are still under investigation.

Three people have died in a fire that started in a field and destroyed a house and a farm shed in Lhoumois, in the Deux-Sèvres department. Emergency services recovered the bodies from the rubble.

The fire in Gironde has brought to light hundreds of Second World War shells in Le Porge. Bomb disposal experts are on the scene to secure the affected neighbourhoods.

Fire contained, under control or extinguished: these terms used by firefighters describe the key stages of firefighting. An explanation follows the announcement that the massive fire in Gironde has been brought under control.

The fire in Gironde has now been brought under control, Laurent Nuñez has announced. More than 119,000 hectares have been burnt in France this year, an exceptional situation despite the efforts of the emergency services.

The Gironde is facing an unprecedented mobilisation: National Police vehicles, usually deployed during demonstrations, are being used to tackle forest fires.

More than 150 homes destroyed in Le Porge (Gironde): firefighters are battling the flames with reinforcements, whilst utility networks have been damaged.

In Gironde, 42,000 hectares have been burnt and 220,000 people have been evacuated. The flames are threatening Bordeaux, despite the massive mobilisation of emergency services.

The Gironde region is evacuating Marcheprime and parts of Cestas following the flare-up of the fire in Saumos. Firefighters are battling the flames in adverse weather conditions.

An Airbus A400M, a military aircraft equipped with a 20,000-litre fire-retardant tank, is being deployed as a matter of urgency this Saturday in Gironde to bolster efforts to tackle a fire of unprecedented scale near Bordeaux.

The fire in Biscarrosse (Landes) has burnt 3,500 hectares. More than 30,000 people have been evacuated, but the situation is gradually improving.