Macron calls crisis meeting of French cabinet as blaze approaches Bordeaux
French President Emmanuel Macron held an emergency cabinet meeting to coordinate the response to massive wildfires threatening the Bordeaux region. While the situation is currently stable, authorities remain on high alert as another heatwave is expected to hit the area later this week.
Why it matters
The wildfires highlight the increasing frequency of climate-driven disasters in Europe, posing significant risks to public safety and regional infrastructure.
The situation in France is currently stable, authorities say, but another heatwave is on the way.
x whatsapp-stroke copylink google Add Al Jazeera on Google info Firefighters battle a forest fire in Saint-Jean-d'Illac, 30km from Bordeaux [File: Romain Perrocheau/AFP] By Al Jazeera Staff , Reuters and The Associated Press Published On 27 Jul 2026 27 Jul 2026 President Emmanuel Macron has attended an emergency cabinet meeting to coordinate efforts to contain massive wildfires ravaging southwest France, as early signs emerged that the blazes may be starting to slow.
Macron did not immediately comment following the meeting on Monday. However, Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said that the wildfires had not “progressed during the night”, but cautioned that authorities had to remain “very concentrated, very determined, to go at any moment”.
Forecasts that another heatwave will hit France later in the week added to the urgency of Monday’s meeting.
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