- Firefighters successfully prevented a vast wildfire in southwest France from advancing overnight, extinguishing flare-ups near Atlantic coast dunes.
- The blaze in the Gironde prefecture remained stabilised at 420 square kilometres, with no change in the burned area.
- Authorities cautioned that despite the halt in its advance, smouldering vegetation and falling humidity could still trigger fresh outbreaks.
- Firefighters and military engineers continued building tactical firebreaks, with 103 kilometres of barriers already created.
- This cautious progress follows a separate wildfire in the neighbouring Landes region being contained, allowing thousands of displaced residents and holidaymakers to return home.
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