France’s largest wildfire in decades ‘under control’, says minister

France's largest wildfire in decades, specifically located near Bordeaux and noted as the country's largest since 1949, has been brought under control according to a government minister. The announcement follows weeks of firefighting efforts across France.

The fires were fueled by a series of severe heatwaves that severely dried out vegetation and riverbeds. Scientists have linked these extreme weather events to human-made climate change.