ECTV has published 1 verified story on France in the past seven days, 1 of them breaking. The most recent, updated 28 September 2026: Gironde megafire, France's biggest since 1949, declared out after 69 days.
The Saumos wildfire that burned 42,000 hectares in southwest France and forced 224,000 evacuations has been declared extinguished, the Gironde prefecture said.
