The French Prime Minister announced the establishment of control over fires in the country

French Prime Minister Sebastian Lecornu said on August 1 that the large forest fires that engulfed the country had been brought under control.

"In general, the fires in our country are now under control. <...> Today we have returned to a more stable situation thanks to the remarkable work of the emergency services, the changing weather conditions and the constant monitoring of the fire," he said in an interview with the newspaper La Tribune Dimanche.

According to him, previously evacuated residents are gradually returning to their homes. Lecorny noted that this is a positive signal, but stressed the need to remain vigilant.

Severe fires are raging in France and Spain due to the heat. What the media is writing

The newspaper Le Monde reported on July 27 that a forest fire in the French department of Gironde almost completely destroyed the coastal commune of Le Porge, 175 houses out of 1,617 burned down as a result of the disaster, the flames devastated half of the 15,000 hectares of municipal territory.

French President Emmanuel Macron said on July 28 that the country was facing unprecedented forest fires, which had become the country's worst emergency since World War II. 2.75 thousand firefighters, 1.5 thousand military personnel and 1.44 thousand employees of the internal security forces are involved in extinguishing the fire. 18 aircraft are involved in the operations.

Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said on July 30 that 275 people had been detained in France on suspicion of involvement in wildfires. It was noted that last night in the forest of Fontainebleau there was a second outbreak of fire. About 100 firefighters fought the fire until late at night, and by morning they were able to contain the fire. The fire area was about 6 hectares.