As heat and dry conditions fan wildfires in France, volunteers fan out to help

Firefighters in southwestern France were working to control the last hot spots of a massive wildfire on Friday that has ...

Gironde wildfires pick up as French region braces for new 40C heatwave

Firefighters are braced for a sharp rise in temperatures on Wednesday, which could complicate the containment of wildfires.

People allowed back home in southwestern France as fire weakens

(Refiles to remove typographical error in first paragraph) By Yves Herman and Sarah Meyssonnier BORDEAUX, France, July 31 ...

France’s forest management may need to change to prevent more wildfires in Les Landes

An area of forest in the Les Landes department of southwestern France has been devastated by another wildfire, just four ...

France's 'David and Goliath' fight against wildfires

Firefighters across Europe have been battling wildfires this week and in the southwest of France, an area four times the size ...

American family trapped by wildfire raging in France as another heat wave looms over Western Europe

A mother from Tennessee slept through wildfire evacuation operations in southwest France, and now she's trapped with her kids ...

France has seen its first 'fire-cloud'. What is it?

The fires are behaving in ways not seen before in France, including the formation of the country's first-ever reported ...

France and Spain wildfire witnesses describe 'wall of flames', fear and stress

Local and visitors tell the BBC of disbelief and anxiety as wildfires force more than 300,000 people to evacuate.