In France, most of the 224,000 evacuees were allowed to return home
In France, most of the 224,000 people evacuated due to devastating wildfires have been allowed to return home. This is reported in a France 24 video segment.
In the mountainous Var department in southeastern France, a fire that had been under control for three days flared up again on Friday. That night, authorities evacuated nearly 2,500 people.
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France 24 also reported on the situation in the Gironde department. There, officials recently managed to bring France’s largest forest fire in over 70 years under control.
The video was produced by France 24 reporter James Andre, who visited the Gironde. The France 24 report was published on August 2, 2026. The report covers the return of most of the evacuees and a new evacuation of people in the Var department.
