Biscarrosse, France, July 28, 2026 (AFP) - 'Not out of danger': Residents return to scorched French village

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2026-07-28

The scent of cinder lingered in the air as Michael Elicegui sipped a coffee on a cafe terrasse after returning to his French village following a wildfire. "There's still that smell of burning, of barbecue hanging in the air," the 49-year-old said in Biscarrosse. Elicegui was allowed back after firefighters in recent days brought under control a fire that blazed through 3,700 hectares (more than 900 acres) of pine forest near his village in Lande......

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