Bordeaux is burning

On Monday, 18 July, the thermometer hit over 40 degrees Celsius almost everywhere in the Bordelais. And this was after two large forest fires had already kept the population and the fire brigade battling for a whole week: on the afternoon of Tuesday, 12 July, fires were first reported in La Teste-de-Buch, near local recreation area Le Bassin d'Arcachon, and almost simultaneously in Landiras, right on the border of the world-famous Sauternes AOC.