Macron calls crisis meeting of French cabinet as blaze approaches Bordeaux

The situation in France is currently stable, authorities say, but another heatwave is on the way.Published On 27 Jul 202627 Jul 2026President Emmanuel Macron has called an emergency cabinet meeting to coordinate efforts to contain massive wildfires ravaging southwest France, as early signs emerged that the blazes may be starting to slow.Macron did not immediately comment following the meeting on Monday. However, Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said that the wildfires had not “progressed during the night”, but cautioned that authorities had to remain “very concentrated, very determined, to go at any moment”.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Photos: Wildfires in France drive 250,000 people from their homeslist 2 of 3Heatwave drives major wildfires across North Africalist 3 of 3What’s causing the unprecedented wildfires in Europe?end of listForecasts that another heatwave will hit France later in the week added to the urgency of Monday’s meeting.Firefighters battled the blaze throughout the night, and the provincial authority of Gironde, the wine-growing region that includes Bordeaux, said the situation remained “broadly stable”.Bordeaux Mayor Thomas Cazenave said on Sunda...