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- French President Emmanuel Macron held an emergency meeting on Monday to manage forest fires raging in the Gironde region of southwest France.
- The fires, intense for over a week, have burned an area four times the size of Paris and forced about 250,000 people to leave their homes.
- The fire has slowed somewhat as it approaches the wine-growing region, but temperatures are expected to rise from Tuesday.
- Before the meeting, Macron said on X that affected families would receive all necessary help and that damaged areas would be rebuilt.
What to watch next
- Whether rising temperatures from Tuesday cause the fires to intensify again
- Further evacuation numbers in the Gironde region
- Outcomes of the emergency measures discussed at Macron's meeting
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