France's largest wildfire in decades now 'under control', interior minister says

France's largest wildfire since 1949 has been brought under control, Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said, more than a week since the fire erupted in the Gironde department near the southwestern city of Bordeaux. "The fire in under control, it's no longer progressing," Nunez said, adding that there were still active fires in some areas. Firefighters on Saturday had also managed to stem the advance of a new fast-moving blaze in the Var department in the country's southeast. France has for weeks been battling wildfires after a series of deadly heatwaves that have dried up riverbeds and vegetation, in extreme weather events scientists have linked to human-made climate change. Although France's mega fire has eased, the dangers firefighters face haven't To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Cover image: Firefighters face daily dangers as they fight fire © France 24 01:49 Strong winds fanned flames in the southeastern Var region on Friday, leading to them raging though 1,000 hect...