In pictures: Wildfires ravage parts of southern France

Thousands of people were evacuated in southwest France on Thursday, as a wildfire ravaged a seaside pine forest. Hundreds of firefighters were battling the fire, which started around midday on Wednesday. FRANCE 24 looks at some of the most striking images of the fire. Issued on: 23/07/2026 - 13:31 1 min Reading time A helicopter drops water over a burning area as a wildfire flares up again in Ponteves, southeastern France, on July 22, 2026 © Thibaud Moritz, AFP Firefighters try to extinguish fires burning trees using wildland water trucks near Le Porge, southwestern France, on July 23, 2026. © Romain Perrocheau, AFP Residents look at the sky illuminated by wildfires in Le Porge, southwestern France, early on July 23, 2026. © Romain Perrocheau, AFP Firefighters monitor a wildfire in Le Porge, southwestern France, on July 22, 2026. © Romain Perrocheau, AFP This photograph shows a horse in a field in front of smoke rising as a wildfire flares up again in Pontèves, southeastern France, on July 22, 2026. © Frédéric Dides, AFP This photograph shows the garden table at a house in a burnt area as a wildfire flares up again in Pontèves, southeastern France, on July 22, 2026. © Frédéric Dides, AFP Keywords for this article