French PM heckled over wildfire response as blazes continue across Europe
Summary
French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu was booed by residents in an area badly affected by wildfires in southwestern France, where many homes burned down. Wildfires are also causing evacuations and deaths across Europe, including in Belgium, Greece, Spain, Portugal, and Croatia, with international help being sent to fight the fires.Key Facts
- About 200 people gathered in Le Porge, France, where 183 homes were destroyed, to express their anger at the wildfire response.
- Prime Minister Lecornu announced €12 million in aid for the hardest-hit regions of Gironde (€10 million) and Landes (€2 million).
- The French government promised quick building permits to rebuild homes damaged or destroyed by the fires.
- Residents said they were blocked by riot police and complained about the management of firefighting efforts.
- Wildfires have forced tens of thousands of evacuations in southwestern France, especially on the Cap Ferret peninsula.
- Belgium is fighting its largest recent wildfire in the Hautes Fagnes nature reserve, with help from nearby EU countries.
- Greece reported 41 fires in one day, with two people dead and hundreds evacuated from an island near Athens.
- Spain and Portugal are also battling fires, with one soldier dying in Spain and firefighters from France assisting.
- Croatian police arrested four people suspected of starting multiple fires near the city of Zadar.
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