LEGE-CAP FERRET, France: French President Emmanuel Macron urged fire crews to \u201cstay strong\u201d as they battled Monday to bring a monster wildfire under control, warning that the fight will take time but vowing, \u201cWe will win this battle together.\u201d<\/p>\n
On a visit to a coordination center for the massive firefighting effort in southwest France, Macron heard how the blaze raging since last week has been wildly unpredictable, transforming at times into a self-feeding fire storm as it burned through an area four times the size of Paris and forced 220,000 people to flee their homes.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re facing a completely unprecedented fire,\u201d Macron said, describing the situation as France\u2019s worst fire-related crisis since World War II.<\/p>\n
He praised firefighting teams who stopped the inferno\u2019s progression Monday after days of spreading flames that edged toward the wine region city of Bordeaux. But with woodlands still smoldering, he and other government officials cautioned that the battle isn\u2019t yet won, with forests turned tinder-dry by successive heat waves this year and another forecast for this week.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe weeks ahead will be hard. We must hold firm,\u201d Macron said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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