France's Ministry of the Interior announced on the 14th that since July, 474 people have been arrested across the country on suspicion of deliberate or negligent wildfires, including 183 minors. According to preliminary official statistics, since the beginning of summer this year, the total area overburned by wildfires across France has reached about 120,000 hectares. Ninety percent of fires are human-induced. Currently, new wildfires have not been extinguished in the southwestern province of Landes and the northwestern province of Ille-et-Vilaine. Heatwaves that hit one after another after the beginning of summer also contributed to the occurrence of wildfires. France is currently experiencing a new round of extreme heat. On the 14th, 75 out of 96 provinces in the mainland issued orange high temperature warnings. Continuous operation highlights the problem of insufficient fire service in France. On the 13th of this month, nine French firefighter unions jointly called on firefighters to go on strike, demanding that the French government resolve issues such as insufficient funding for firefighters, shortage of manpower, and lack of protection for firefighters' occupational health.

France's Ministry of the Interior announced on the 14th that since July, 474 people have been arrested across the country on suspicion of deliberate or negligent wildfires, including 183 minors. According to preliminary official statistics, since the beginning of summer this year, the total area overburned by wildfires across France has reached about 120,000 hectares. Ninety percent of fires are human-induced. Currently, new wildfires have not been extinguished in the southwestern province of Landes and the northwestern province of Ille-et-Vilaine. Heatwaves that hit one after another after the beginning of summer also contributed to the occurrence of wildfires. France is currently experiencing a new round of extreme heat. On the 14th, 75 out of 96 provinces in the mainland issued orange high temperature warnings. Continuous operation highlights the problem of insufficient fire service in France. On the 13th of this month, nine French firefighter unions jointly called on firefighters to go on strike, demanding that the French government resolve issues such as insufficient funding for firefighters, shortage of manpower, and lack of protection for firefighters' occupational health.