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  • Affairs
  • Episode 3326
  • 29 Jul 2026

Refuelling in southern France: Firefighters make progress but bigger challenges remain

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  • The Monocle Daily
  • Affairs
  • Episode 3326

Thomas Waterhouse joins us from Lacanau, where French water bombers are refilling from a nearby lake to fight the fires. Our panel of Ash Bhardwaj and Zoë Grünewald assess the fallout for tourism and politics.  

Host
  • Andrew Mueller
Contributors
  • Jack Jewers
  • Lily Austin
  • Yo Zushi
Producer
  • Chris Cermak

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