French Prime Minister Postpones Vacation Due To Massive Wildfires

• 29.07.2026, 13:48

Currently, the Gironde department is the focus of particular attention.

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has postponed the start of his vacation due to large-scale wildfires that are continuing across the country, particularly in the Gironde department.

This was reported by BFMTV.

According to the TV channel, the French prime minister decided to postpone his departure to focus on coordinating the response to the crisis.

Although the summer vacation period has officially begun for French ministers, they are required to remain on call and stay no more than a two-hour drive from their ministry.

Wednesday is expected to be a particularly challenging day for fire departments due to the heat and strong winds, which are causing the fires to spread rapidly.

Currently, the situation in the Gironde department is causing the greatest concern.

As reported, the wildfires raging in Gironde have forced authorities to step up security measures at strategically important defense and aerospace facilities in the Bordeaux area.

According to pessimistic forecasts, the fires in the region will not be extinguished until fall.