A firefighting helicopter releases water over a wildifire in Correns, southeastern France, on August 1, 2026. The situation on the fire front remained "extremely precarious" in the evening on August 1 evening in the southeastern Var department, due to a heatwave and strong winds, whilst in the Gironde most of those who had been evacuated were able to return to their homes after ten days of battling a mega-fire that is now "contained" but not "extinguished". (Photo by CLEMENT MAHOUDEAU / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)