Emmanuel Macron says "The last 24 hours went well, thanks to your work" on wildfire response

French President Emmanuel Macron visited a coordination center in southwestern France on Monday to assess efforts against a massive wildfire that has burned an area four times the size of Paris and forced roughly 220,000 residents to evacuate. He acknowledged that firefighting crews had temporarily halted the blaze’s advance, calling the previous day a success because of their work. The fire, which officials described as France’s most severe since World War II, has been fueled by extreme heat and drought, and authorities warned that the danger is not over, with another heat wave forecast and tinder-dry conditions persisting. Governments in Spain and other parts of Europe are also combating unprecedented fires, prompting broader discussions about climate-driven wildfire risks.