France’s interior minister says monster wildfire has stopped growing
- France’s interior minister said Monday that a monster wildfire has stopped growing after forcing 220,000 people out of their homes in the country’s southwest but cautioned that it isn’t yet beaten.
- He spoke after French President Emmanuel Macron held a crisis meeting Monday focusing on the massive firefighting effort in the Gironde region and on wildfires elsewhere.
- “It hasn’t progressed during the night,” the minister, Laurent Nuñez, said.
Confirmed
- France’s interior minister said Monday that a monster wildfire has stopped growing after forcing 220,000 people out of their homes in the country’s southwest but cautioned that it isn’t yet beaten.
Unverified
- He spoke after French President Emmanuel Macron held a crisis meeting Monday focusing on the massive firefighting effort in the Gironde region and on wildfires elsewhere.
- “It hasn’t progressed during the night,” the minister, Laurent Nuñez, said.
Sources: France 24