France's fires are 'today under control', says PM Lecornu

Summary

French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu on Saturday said that France's largest wildfire since 1949 was "totally under control", more than a week since the fire erupted in the Gironde department near the southwestern city of Bordeaux. France has for weeks been battling wildfires after a series of deadly heatwaves, which scientists have linked to human-made climate change.