Etienne Fauchaire

Most of the 224,000 people evacuated near Bordeaux have returned home, but the lull is ‘a pause,’ not an end, a Météo-France fire expert told The Epoch Times.

Crews enter eighth day of fighting a blaze four times the size of Paris, as two firefighters die in Greece and Spain battles the largest fire in its history.

Fourteen flare-ups were reported near Bordeaux on Tuesday, as the interior minister announced 184 arrests linked to the blazes since the start of summer.

Since the beginning of July, 142 people have been taken into custody in connection with the various wildfires that have erupted across France.

The National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor’s Office has been notified, the Paris prosecutor’s office said.

An autopsy found no immediate cause of death, according to the prosecutor’s office.

Left-wing National Assembly deputies had struck the provision from the government’s child protection bill on July 17.

A former Italian government adviser told The Epoch Times the riots were ‘predictable,’ with the left blaming police before the cause of death was established.

Supporters call it a landmark protection for minors; critics warn it will end online anonymity for adults.

Nearly 2,000 hectares of one of Europe’s most storied woodlands burned in four days. The fight to save the rest became a national cause.