France's Inferno: A Symptom of a Wider European Malaise The south west of France is ablaze, with thousands evacuated from the region as wildfires rage on.
Over 2,000 hectares of land have been destroyed, leaving behind a trail of ash and half burnt tree bark. This disaster is not just a local crisis; it's a harbinger of a far larger problem.
The use of internal combustion engines has been banned in predominantly forested areas, but electric engines have proven powerless to stop the inferno.