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Key points
- Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said the Gironde wildfire had been contained, indicating that its flames were no longer spreading.
- The Gironde blaze burned about 42,000 hectares during nine days and destroyed roughly 240 homes near Bordeaux, according to the existing report.
- Firefighters stopped a separate wildfire in southeastern Var after winds pushed it across approximately 1,000 hectares.
- Most of the 220,000 people evacuated from Gironde had returned home, the regional prefect said.
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Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said Saturday that the Gironde wildfire was under control, while a regional firefighting official said crews were still working to contain it.
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Interior Minister Laurent Nunez reported that the Gironde wildfire had been contained; about 42,000 hectares had burned over nine days.