Conflict · France wildfire rages underground · ArchiefEvacuation Lifted, But France's Biggest Wildfire Still Rages UndergroundGeschreven 7 september 2026 om 21:26 UTCKijkenTranscript0:00An evacuation order has been lifted in0:01Bordeaux's wine region. Tens of0:03thousands of people can now go home, but0:06France's biggest wildfire is still0:08burning roughly 10 miles west of the0:09city, and it is not out. An area four0:12times larger than Paris has been0:14scorched across southern France, where0:16about 80,000 people remain displaced. On0:18Wednesday alone, firefighters attacked0:20seven new blazes. Three of those fires0:23are still out of control. Nowhere0:24captures the loss more than the commune0:26of Le Porge. CBS News identifies Le0:28Porge as the most burned town in this0:30catastrophe. Most of the homes here have0:33been demolished. Most of Le Porge's0:343,500 people are gone. In nearby0:37Lacanau, the threat has moved0:38underground.0:45Civile told CBS News the smoldering0:48fires can reignite without warning.0:50Locals are stepping up to spray every0:51small fire themselves, even as the0:53ground continues to burn beneath them.0:55Among those who have fled their homes,0:57George and Amal Clooney. The couple0:59confirmed they left due to the1:00wildfires. Weather conditions are1:02getting better. Cooler temperatures and1:04morning rain have given firefighters an1:06opening. But the largest fire still1:08burns just outside Bordeaux. Three new1:10blazes are still raging, and tens of1:12thousands of people across southern1:13France do not yet know what they will1:15find when they are finally allowed to1:16return.Lees het artikelTijdlijn van het verhaalHeyDexDe korte video ↗
